ESL General English Grammar Questions

Re: in/after

New2grammar — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 11:27:36 GMT

That's what I thought when I first read it. But apparently, that's how it's written on CNN.

Princess Diana died after a car accident in a Paris tunnel a decade ago on August 31.

whl626 — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 03:03:01 GMT

Using ' after ' sounds like it is not the accident that caused her death. She died after the event ( accident ) taken place.

Grammar Geek — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 19:36:40 GMT

I would interpret it the same way you did.

After seems a little odd here. I could die after a fight at the Superbowl, but have nothing do with the fight. It could just mark a point in time.

She died from injuries received in a car accident that occurred in a tunnel.

New2grammar — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 19:04:26 GMT

She died in/after a car accident in a tunnel.

What is the difference between the prepositions in and after in this context?

I tend to think in means she died on the spot while after means she died after the accident, maybe in the hospital or on the way to a hospital.

Thanks!