Comments on: Prepositions for the Perplexed http://www.dailywritingtips.com/prepositions-for-the-perplexed/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:00:10 -0600 hourly 1 By: July 2007 « M. J. Maddox http://www.dailywritingtips.com/prepositions-for-the-perplexed/comment-page-1/#comment-37825 July 2007 « M. J. Maddox Wed, 17 Sep 2008 21:44:57 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/prepositions-for-the-perplexed/#comment-37825 [...] * 09: Lay/Lie: Moribund, but Not Dead Yet * 05: Idiomatic English * 04: Mind Your -ed’s * 02: Prepositions for the Perplexed * 01: When to use “on” and when to use [...] [...] * 09: Lay/Lie: Moribund, but Not Dead Yet * 05: Idiomatic English * 04: Mind Your -ed’s * 02: Prepositions for the Perplexed * 01: When to use “on” and when to use [...]

]]> By: klgrant http://www.dailywritingtips.com/prepositions-for-the-perplexed/comment-page-1/#comment-13335 klgrant Tue, 04 Mar 2008 17:47:24 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/prepositions-for-the-perplexed/#comment-13335 I'd like to see a post about the common habit of dropping prepositions. Is it still "correct" grammar for written communications? Here's an example: "Superbrand builds safeguards into all its widgets" as opposed to saying "Superbrand builds safeguards into all OF its widgets" which sounds better to me. I’d like to see a post about the common habit of dropping prepositions. Is it still “correct” grammar for written communications? Here’s an example:

“Superbrand builds safeguards into all its widgets” as opposed to saying “Superbrand builds safeguards into all OF its widgets” which sounds better to me.

]]> By: LaurenMarie http://www.dailywritingtips.com/prepositions-for-the-perplexed/comment-page-1/#comment-375 LaurenMarie Tue, 03 Jul 2007 23:14:34 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/prepositions-for-the-perplexed/#comment-375 I learned that prepositions are anything you can be in relation to a table. On a table, next to a table, under a table, etc. But I see now that they are a whole lot more than what you can do near a table! I learned that prepositions are anything you can be in relation to a table. On a table, next to a table, under a table, etc. But I see now that they are a whole lot more than what you can do near a table!

]]> By: roger hamel http://www.dailywritingtips.com/prepositions-for-the-perplexed/comment-page-1/#comment-373 roger hamel Tue, 03 Jul 2007 16:51:20 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/prepositions-for-the-perplexed/#comment-373 Thank you, I to was cloudy on Prepositions. Your wind blew the clouds east.San Diego, CA. Roger Thank you, I to was cloudy on Prepositions. Your wind blew the clouds east.San Diego, CA. Roger

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