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Pleasehelp Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
To/for
Only available sports game on tv for me is the soccer game. Or
Only available sports game on tv to me is the soccer game.
Which is correct? Thanks!
Only available sports game on tv to me is the soccer game.
Which is correct? Thanks!
Top answer
", but neither sentence seems very natural. ) about general TV coverage. " -- similar, but with particular reference to the channels that you can receive.
- ", but neither sentence seems very natural.
- ) about general TV coverage.
- " -- similar, but with particular reference to the channels that you can receive.
- " -- if you're talking about what's on TV at a particular time (say one particular evening) I'm not sure which regional variety of English you want.
- Outside North America, the sport is usually called "football", and in BrE we usually say "match" rather than "game".
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At minimum it should be "The only...", but neither sentence seems very natural. You could say it in various ways, such as:
"The only sport on TV is soccer." -- if you're talking (or complaining!) about general TV coverage.
"The only sport I can get on TV is soccer." -- similar, but with particular reference to the channels that you can receive.
"The only sport
"The only sport on TV is soccer." -- if you're talking (or complaining!) about general TV coverage.
"The only sport I can get on TV is soccer." -- similar, but with particular reference to the channels that you can receive.
"The only sport
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Mr WordyOutside North America, the sport is usually called "football", and in BrE we usually say "match" rather than "game".Hi Mr W
I have absolutely no objection to anything you have said. I would just like to mention that the football commentators of Eurosport 2 invariably use the word game when they talk about a football match. I have been
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(1) You asked a very interesting question about two prepositions that confuse me, too.
(2) If you mean that soccer games are the only sports that your television station offers, then I would choose "to" and change the order of the words to something like:
The only sports programs (that are) available to me (us, my family) are the soccer matches.
(2) If you mean that soccer games are the only sports that your television station offers, then I would choose "to" and change the order of the words to something like:
The only sports programs (that are) available to me (us, my family) are the soccer matches.
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