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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Preposition Choice
I often see "to" used as a preposition in conjunction with "between," as in "between 18 to 25 years old." This is confusing to me, and seems just plan wrong. "Between 18 and 25" makes sense, as does "from 18 to 25," but "between 18 to 25" jars. Is this just a question of changing usage, or is there a semantic or syntactic way to determine what's correct?
It's becoming very common for me to find preposition choices that don't seem right. Is this just because I'm getting older and preposition usage is evolving away from what I'm accustomed to? Is there such a thing as correct prepositon choice, or is it purely a matter of convention?
It's becoming very common for me to find preposition choices that don't seem right. Is this just because I'm getting older and preposition usage is evolving away from what I'm accustomed to? Is there such a thing as correct prepositon choice, or is it purely a matter of convention?
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" This is confusing to me, and seems just plan wrong. "Between 18 and 25" makes sense, as does "from 18 to 25," but "between 18 to 25" jars. I agree with you.
- " This is confusing to me, and seems just plan wrong.
- "Between 18 and 25" makes sense, as does "from 18 to 25," but "between 18 to 25" jars.
- I agree with you.
- Is this just a question of changing usage, or is there a semantic or syntactic way to determine what's correct?
- A bit of both.
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Hi,
I often see "to" used as a preposition in conjunction with "between," as in "between 18 to 25 years old." This is confusing to me, and seems just plan wrong. "Between 18 and 25" makes sense, as does "from 18 to 25," but "between 18 to 25" jars. I agree with you.
Is this just a question of changing usage, or is there a semantic or syntactic way to determine wh
I often see "to" used as a preposition in conjunction with "between," as in "between 18 to 25 years old." This is confusing to me, and seems just plan wrong. "Between 18 and 25" makes sense, as does "from 18 to 25," but "between 18 to 25" jars. I agree with you.
Is this just a question of changing usage, or is there a semantic or syntactic way to determine wh
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