preposition+cds

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0Shouldn't it be 'on?0-

0Yep, it should be ON. Data is usually ON a storage medium. Data on a server, on a magnetic disk, on your PC, on a DVD. But I'm afraid it's IN the RAM. Prepositions in English are a mess, I hate prepositions! 050010id12

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01cite10Kooyeen12cite10Prepositions in English are a mess, I hate prepositions!12blockquote

10You should try Italian. They've only got three prepositions and they can mean anything and everything you want, so you never know which one is right! Hee, hee, hee! 05002br
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01cite10CalifJim12cite10 You should try Italian. They've only got three prepositions and they can mean anything and everything you want, so you never know which one is right! 12blockquote

10three prepositions???02br
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01i00di, a, da, in, con

0That painting 01sup^{00on the wall02sup}00 is a portrait of my mother.02br
00Yesterday was the hottest day 01sup^{00on record02sup}00. 02br
00The terms of the transaction are clearly written 01sup^{00on the contract.02br
00On TV, On paper, On video, etc....02sup}0-

0Hee, hee. I knew I'd get a rise out of somebody! The three most overworked are di, a, and in, I think. Poor guys. They have to do almost everything. 05002br
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00My point is that language pairs work both ways. What's a headache going in one direction is almost always a headache going in the reverse direction!02br
00So don't feel like the lone ranger! W

0Thanks for the explanation. So, what about this,' Do it 01u00in Microsoft Powerpoint or on Microsoft Powerpoint02u00?'02br
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00Thanks again.0-

0Dear sir,02br
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00Another thing that still gets me confused is both prepositions 01i00in 02i00and 01i00on02i00 can be used for 'list and newspapers'. Could you please explain this?02br
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00Thanks.0-

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01cite10sebayanpendam12cite10So, what about this,' Do it 11u10in Microsoft Powerpoint or on Microsoft Powerpoint12u10?'12blockquote

10 in ... Powerpoint. in the newspaper, on the list.02br
00in the newspaper (contents - meaningful writing)02br
00on the newspaper (physic