English as she is written — 4. Prepositions

Abstract

Any examiner knows that prepositions can be a source of mistakes in English. Their use is governed by idiom, so that it is not possible to give simple rules to guide the learner; he has to learn from experience. Even native speakers of English sometimes make mistakes and use the wrong preposition on occasions.

Citation

Baker, E. (1977), "English as she is written — 4. Prepositions", Education + Training, Vol. 19 No. 1, pp. 25-27. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb016461