prepositions

Anonymous Rivers in Sri Lanka or rivers of Sri Lanka? which one is correct? What is the rule here?

If I were writing a scholarly book on the geography of Sri Lanka, I'd probably have a chapter on the rivers of Sri Lanka. However, for most other uses in ordinary conversation I'd say "(the) rivers in Sri Lanka", as in The rivers in Sri Lanka ar

Thank you but I can't read your whole answer.it doesn't let me read more.How do I get it?

Anonymous Thank you but I can't read your whole answer.it doesn't let me read more.How do I get it?

It could be your computer or phone or your internet connection. Everything is showing here.

CJ

Is there the same condition if i say " in the world" or "of the world"?

Anonymoussame condition ... "in the world" or "of the world"

Probably not. You could write a book called "Rivers of the World", but I can't imagine the topic coming up in conversation. I suppose you could use either "rivers in the world" or "rivers of the world". It depends on the sentence it's in.

If you use a su

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