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Kooyeen Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Prepositions! I hate 'em...

Hi,
could somebody help me choose the idiomatic prepositions?

Homer Simpson is a character [from/in/on/(others)] a popular TV series.
Question: Is someone or something in or on a (TV) series?

Homer Simpson was featured [in/on/(others)] several ABC commercials in 2005.
I was told to use "in" with "commercials", but I noticed native speakers don't always follow that rule of thumb. Does adding "ABC" in front of "commercial" change anything?

Homer Simpson is not allowed to log in [to/on/(others)] EnglishForward.com.

I hate prepositions. Thanks Emotion: smile
  

Top answer

Generally speaking, these will work. That doesn't mean that no one ever uses others. Alternations between in and on are not that unusual.

— CalifJim

  • Generally speaking, these will work.
  • That doesn't mean that no one ever uses others.
  • Alternations between in and on are not that unusual.
  • in a commercial in a series on a program Adding adjectives doesn't change anything, as far as I've observed.
  • com I hate prepositions.
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Generally speaking, these will work. That doesn't mean that no one ever uses others. Alternations between in and on are not that unusual.

in a commercial
in a series
on a program

Adding adjectives doesn't change anything, as far as I've observed.

log on to www......com

I hate prepositions.
That's so sad,
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I'd respect the frequency indicated by the hits.

These may be helpful connotations.

3,580 for "featured on commercials" I'd read this as: on their face/surface
14,100 for "featured in commercials" I'd read this as: in their content
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CalifJim
I hate prepositions.
That's so sad, because they speak so highly of you.
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LOL, what do you mean? Prepositions speak highly of me?
It's a take-off on a common exchange used to gently make fun of someone who uses the exaggerated formula "I hate ...". (Of course the typical usage has a person or group of people in the position of the direct object of hate, not inanimates like prepositions.)

-- I hate people who don't park be
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Wow. I didn't know that, thanks.
And I would never have figured it out. Because... if someone speaks highly of me, what prevents me from criticizing them anyway? Hehehe
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The idea is that you should feel ashamed for saying that you hate someone who loves you!

CJ
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Hmm, on second thought, maybe it actually make some sense...
Well, I'm starting to get confused, I don't know who or what I should hate anymore. Next time someone speaks highly of me, I'll have to think about it.

PS: Wait... I got it! I know why I can hate people who speak highly of me... Because they shouldn't have spoken highly of me in the first place! Because they should not tal
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