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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

On or of

I have been told that "of" is the right preposition after "an idea". Is that the case always? Is "of" right in the below sentence?

These documents should give you a good idea "of/on" our study design.

Thanks.
  

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Anonymous Is "of" right Yes. a good idea of our study design . CJ

— CalifJim

  • Anonymous Is "of" right Yes.
  • a good idea of our study design .
  • CJ
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AnonymousIs "of" right
Yes. ... a good idea of our study design.

CJ
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CalifJim AnonymousIs "of" rightYes. ... a good idea of our study design.CJ
Great, thanks a lot. And is it the usual preposition after 'an idea / a good idea'?
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Anonymousis it the usual preposition
It's quite common, yes. Much more common than many others.

See
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CalifJim Anonymousis it the usual prepositionIt's quite common, yes. Much more common than many others.See https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=idea+of%2Cidea+for%2Cidea+on%2Cidea+about%2Cidea+wi... CJ
Got it.
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AnonymousIs ngram reliable and do you suggest I use it when I am in doubt?
Yes.
AnonymousI heard about something called coco
COCA
Anonymousis it reliable?
Yes.

CJ
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CalifJim AnonymousIs ngram reliable and do you suggest I use it when I am in doubt?Yes.AnonymousI heard about something called cocoCOCAAnonymousis it reliable?Yes.CJ
Great. Do you have a preference as to which I should use, or are both of them good?
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AnonymousDo you have a preference as to which I should use, or are both of them good?
Try them both.

CJ
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