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Hevtolo Posted 14 years ago
Letter Writing

On vs of

iam writing a letter to a university to request a brochure and application form, and this is how the sample letter that iam having is written

dear director

please send me a brochure on your open university and an application form. I want to learn computing

Thank you in advance,
is

please send me a brochure of your open university and an application form.
using the word of instead of on wrong ?
  

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Hello Hevtolo. Using "on" suggests a more serious thing, so I advise you to use "on".

  • Hello Hevtolo.
  • Using "on" suggests a more serious thing, so I advise you to use "on".
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Hello Hevtolo.
Using "on" suggests a more serious thing, so I advise you to use "on".
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could you please tell me the exact reason behind this usage ?
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Well, as an example, this is what I've read in a book:Is it better to say "a documentary about Chinese culture" or "a documentary Chinese culture"?The answer:A documentary "on Chinese culture" suggests a more formal and serious program, while a documentary "about Chinese culture is of more general interest and less formal.In your case, it is a question of whether to use "of" or "on". And it is on

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