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Davidrock65 Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

stick on/to

0 a)I'm going to 01i00stick02i00 the picture 01b00"to"02b00 the wall.02br
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00b)I'm going to 01i00stick02i00 the picture 01b00"on"02b00 the wall.02br
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00Dear teachers02br
00What are the differences between 01i00stick/glue/paste/tape02i00 something 01b00"on"02b00 something else and 01b00"to"02b00 something else?02br
00Thanks millions!! 0-
  

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0 To me, 01i 00on02i 00 sounds more deliberate, and it has to do with surfaces. I tend to use 01i 00stick on02i 00 when an agent affixes something to a surface. 02br 02br 00 CJ02br 02br 02br 0-

— CalifJim

  • 0 To me, 01i 00on02i 00 sounds more deliberate, and it has to do with surfaces.
  • I tend to use 01i 00stick on02i 00 when an agent affixes something to a surface.
  • 02br 02br 00 CJ02br 02br 02br 0-
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0 To me, 01i00on02i00 sounds more deliberate, and it has to do with surfaces. I tend to use 01i00stick on02i00 when an agent affixes something to a surface. I don't think I use the form 01i00stick to02i00 very often when an agent is the subject.02br
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01i00I stuck the picture on the wall.02br
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0Dear Cali02br
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00What do you mean by "the preposition usage can be reversed?"02br
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00Do you think that , to a lot of native English speakers, there's no significant difference between using 01b01i00on02i02b00 or 01b01i00to02i02b00 after those verbs? 02br
00 Tha
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