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Snarf Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary
Passed onto...
Can I write, "He passed some of his wisdom onto me" or does it have to be "on to"?
Or is it that it's become accepted in American English to use it that way in what I believe is called the "regular form" but not in British English, where the difference between "onto" and "on to" remains sharp and distinct?
Thanks.
Or is it that it's become accepted in American English to use it that way in what I believe is called the "regular form" but not in British English, where the difference between "onto" and "on to" remains sharp and distinct?
Thanks.
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I’m not sure about that AmE vs. BrE business, but I would use on to , since the phrasal verb is pass on , not pass onto . He passed on some of his wisdom to me.
- I’m not sure about that AmE vs.
- BrE business, but I would use on to , since the phrasal verb is pass on , not pass onto .
- He passed on some of his wisdom to me.
- He passed some of his wisdom on to me.
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I’m not sure about that AmE vs. BrE business, but I would use on to, since the phrasal verb is pass on, not pass onto.
He passed on some of his wisdom to me.
He passed some of his wisdom on to me.
He passed on some of his wisdom to me.
He passed some of his wisdom on to me.
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