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Hans51 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Revision of / to something

He has publicly apologized to the president for the latest political upheaval over controversial revisions to the National Assembly law.

revision of / to something

Which preposition is appropriate after the word revision? Or is there a meaning difference between revision of something and revision to something?

What do you native English speakers think? Thank you so much as usual in advance!
  

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revisions to focuses on the act/process of revising. revisions of focuses on the revised document itself. In this case the word 'controversial' suggests 'characterized by vigorous debate', so the process meaning comes to the fore.

  • revisions to focuses on the act/process of revising.
  • revisions of focuses on the revised document itself.
  • In this case the word 'controversial' suggests 'characterized by vigorous debate', so the process meaning comes to the fore.
  • CJ
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revisions to focuses on the act/process of revising.
revisions of focuses on the revised document itself.

In this case the word 'controversial' suggests 'characterized by vigorous debate', so the process meaning comes to the fore.

CJ

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