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Addyaddy Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

prequel of or to

Why do we say:

A was a prequel to B.

not

A was a prequel of B.
  

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Hi, As in the sentence, "This film was a prequel to The Lord of the Rings" ? It's completely arbitrary. That's the way English has evolved, really.

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  • Hi, As in the sentence, "This film was a prequel to The Lord of the Rings" ?
  • It's completely arbitrary.
  • That's the way English has evolved, really.
  • Regards
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Hi,

As in the sentence, "This film was a prequel to The Lord of the Rings"?

It's completely arbitrary. That's the way English has evolved, really.

Regards
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