December 3 2015

Theory Thursday: The Most Commonly Used Prepositions (With Briefs) Part 2

Here are some of the most commonly used prepositions as listed by The Grammar Bible

except= XEPT
for= FOR
from= FROM or FR-
in= IN
inside= N-DZ
into= NAO
like= LAOIK
near= NAOER
notwithstanding= NANG
of= -F
off= OF
on= ON
out= OUT
outside= OUDZ
over= OEFR
past= PAFT
per= PER
since= SINS
through= THRU
throughout= THROUT
till= TIL
to= TO
toward= TAORD
under= N-R
underneath= NAO*ETH
until= N-L
up= UP
upon= PON
via= VAOE/YA*
with= W-
within= W-N
without= WOUT

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December 2 2015

Rules Of Grammar: Talking To vs. Talking With

To say that you are “talking to” someone denotes a soliloquy; whereas saying that you are “talking with” someone denotes colloquy. Using the preposition “to” in the aforementioned scenario expresses that you did most of the talking. To use the preposition “with” in the aforementioned scenario expresses that the conversation was on an equal footing of give and take.

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December 2 2015

Rules Of Grammar: In vs. Into

The preposition “in” is used to represent an action within a certain area. The preposition “into” is used to express a motion towards an area from outside of that area. For example: The boys swam in the lake. (This would denote that the boys were already in the lake.)
The girls dove into the lake.

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