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Shafa Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Toward

I have some confusion about the use of 'toward':

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1170844-why-nfls-mounting-legal-woes-forced-swift-punishment-toward-saints-players
"Why NFL's Mounting Legal Woes Forced Swift Punishment Toward Saints Players"

Most dictionaries don't have a definition for "toward" that would fit this example. Would replacing "toward" with 'against' or 'of' be better?
  

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Sports reporting is not renowned for accurate use of English. Say 'of'. Clive

— Clive

  • Sports reporting is not renowned for accurate use of English.
  • Say 'of'.
  • Clive
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Sports reporting is not renowned for accurate use of English.

Say 'of'.

Clive
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So, the following is just as poorly written?

http://www.economist.com/news/world-week/21578449-politics-week
"A former prime minister of Georgia, Vano Merabishvili, was charged with corruption, as was a former health minister. Both were close allies of President Mikheil Saak
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That doesn't sound wrong, although I'd prefer 'for'.

The use of prepositions is quite idiomatic and dependent on the actual context and words used.

Clive
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Could such use of "toward(s)" be idiomatic for British English, but not for North American English?
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"Why NFL's Mounting Legal Woes Forced Swift Punishment Toward Saints Players"

I'm British, although I've not lived there for many years. Just seems wrong to me.

Clive
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