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Srdjan Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

"of" or "to" in these sentences

I am slightly confused as it comes to use the prepositions "OF" or "TO", escpecially in these situations:

This is a fantastic start to a weekend.
This is a fantastic start of a weekend.

Suddenly, I have lost the rear end to my car. (J.Villeneuve)
Suddenly, I have lost the rear end of my Suaber car.

Whta is the difference ?

Srdjan
  

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Hello Srdjan I too am a learner. So I have awaited native speakers' answers to your question. But they haven't still come.

— Paco2004

  • Hello Srdjan I too am a learner.
  • So I have awaited native speakers' answers to your question.
  • But they haven't still come.
  • So let me try to answer.
  • As for the 'start', I think 'a start to/for a period' is idiomatic, but 'a start of a period' is not.
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Hello Srdjan

I too am a learner. So I have awaited native speakers' answers to your question. But they haven't still come. So let me try to answer.

As for the 'start', I think 'a start to/for a period' is idiomatic, but 'a start of a period' is not. Do you ask me why? I don't know the exact reason. My guess is it might be because people take 'a start' as a point in the outside of
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SrdjanI am slightly confused as it comes to use the prepositions "OF" or "TO", escpecially in these situations: This is a fantastic start to a weekend. This is a fantastic start of a weekend. Suddenly, I have lost the rear end to my car. (J.Villeneuve) Suddenly, I have lost the rear end of my Suaber car. Whta is the difference ? Srdjan
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