http://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishVocabularyIdiom-Questions/Forum29.htmHelp with defining words and idioms, and new words and idioms that you've learntenXMOD (Build: 3615.39139)http://www.englishforums.com/English/UsedOf/dnwcn/post.htm#317192Sun, 25 Jan 2009 08:29:20 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:317192Ginkgo0http://www.englishforums.com/English/UsedOf/dnwcn/post.htm#317192http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-317192.xmlDear Clive, Thank you very much for your reply. The reply with a good example sentence is very helpful to me. It is very difficult for me to grasp the exact meaning of a preposition on a case-by-case basis. Your continued support will be greatly appreciated. Yours sincerely, Ginkgo.http://www.englishforums.com/English/UsedOf/dnwcn/post.htm#316883Wed, 25 Feb 2009 08:29:20 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:316883Clive1http://www.englishforums.com/English/UsedOf/dnwcn/post.htm#316883http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-316883.xmlHi, Would you please show me another way of expressing the following red part ? "affirming or denying a predicate to a part of the subject -- used of a proposition in logic" 'Used of' = used when talking about, used to describe eg Stubborn is a word that is often used of Tom. Best wishes, Clivehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/UsedOf/dnwcn/post.htmSat, 25 Apr 2009 07:29:20 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:316791Ginkgo2http://www.englishforums.com/English/UsedOf/dnwcn/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-316791.xmlDear everyone, Would you please show me another way of expressing the following red part ? "affirming or denying a predicate to a part of the subject -- used of a proposition in logic" The preceding phrase appears in the following dictionary. http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/particular particular 5 b: Awaiting your replies, I remain. Yours sincerely, Ginkgo.