proposition in English
I was talking with my co-workers about prepositions in English yesterday.
They are younger than me, but they has English skill better than me.
One of them has a college degree in English.
And the other was a cram school teacher for 3 years.
I asked them " what is the image of a proposition "of" in English".
She said "well, it is a very hard question. In my opinion, "of" is a point in a circle".
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Prepositions in English ("proposition" is a request, sort of like an idea offered to someone. its also used in dating, "to proposition someone")
They are younger than me, but they has have English skills better than memine.
One of them has a college degree in English.
And the other was a cram school teacher for 3 years.
I asked them " what is the image of a proposition "of" in English".
She said "well, it is a very hard question. In my opinion, "of" is a point in a circle".
They are more skilled with English than me. They have more skill with English than me. Their skill with English is better than mine. Their English skills are better than mine.
If you really mean "image", then yes, that might be a good pictorial representation of "of". I.e., the point is "of" the circle. It belongs to the circle.
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That's a funny story! Actually, "of" doesn't refer to physical location or movement in modern English. It was originally a weak pronunciation of "off" (down from / away from), which acquired a figurative meaning and a reduced pronunciation.
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