Omitting a preposition
Half century of diving the small bay has...
question: can I leave out the preposition "in", or must I say "half century of diving [in] the small bay has...
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Half a century of diving the small bay has... question: can I leave out the preposition "in", Yes or must I say "half century of diving [in] the small bay has...
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Half a century of diving the small bay has...
question: can I leave out the preposition "in", Yes
or must I say "half century of diving [in] the small bay has...
0That transitive "dive" is a recent development. It is still divers' jargon and should be avoided in standard English. It has not entered the OED yet, but I think it is quickly gaining acceptance on TV. It is in the AHD. You hear people talk about diving a shipwreck, but they do so self-consciously, it seems to me. Standard English is still "diving on a shipwreck" and "diving in t
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