By American English, Prepositions

Yoong Liat wrote: CalifJim wrote:first year of school, first year at school, and first year in school are all correct in all varieties of English.CJ I checked with the British Council and was informed by the teacher that it should be "My First Year at School." But in American English 'in' is...

CalifJim wrote:first year of school, first year at school, and first year in school are all correct in all varieties of English.CJ My daughter wrote a composition entitled "My First Year of School". As I wanted to find out whether 'of' is the correct preposition, I checked with the British...

It is normal to insert the in She's studying geology at the University of Illinois, because you do want to specify which university. What I want to say, and I am very sure about this because I have checked it all along, is that I do not say that someone is still using the or a I am just saying...

American English has many phrasal verbs or verbs with preposition. Therefore, we have slice with, attend to, and break into. Slice with is not a true phrasal verb since “with” is an optional preposition. We use the knife to slice the bread => We use the knife to slice the bread with => is...

Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993. regarding, as regards, in regard(s) to, with regard(s) to In and with regard to, regarding, and as regards are all Standard, synonymous prepositions, slightly longer and more varied than...

Seyfihoca wrote:These two prepositions are interchangeable in meaning, but among is far more frequent in American English; for some, amongst has a rather dusty-genteel quality. It occurs far more often in British English. confirmed by Garner, Modern American Usage, p. 42

Goodman wrote:um....... well, I guess it would work! But I'd personally prefer during/ while. Thanks. I believe "in your absence" is a common usage in American English. Am I wrong?

hanuman, If you want to learn British English you should follow the advice in British dictionaries. I'm sorry if my American English confused you! My American dictionary, which shows onto as a single word, has this note: To indicate motion to a position the prepositions on and onto...

Is the preposition 'on' used with angry in American English? Do Americans also say "angry with somebody"? Thanks in advance.

MrPedantic wrote: Well, I suppose you could refer to the Columbia Guide to Standard American English, which explains that "anytime" is an adverb, and therefore (as Pieanne has mentioned) can't be used in every context where "any time" functions as adjective + noun: anytime (adv.) is an...