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A preposition is a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause.
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At/In, which preposition should i use?
In general, you would use at - his house is a place on a map, and you want to be at that place.
I love hanging out at Doug's place. He has a pool, and tennis court, and a huge television. He su …
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the sudden change in temperature or the sudden change of temperature
Either sentence could work - There is very little effective difference between these two phrasings.
1.The sudden change in temperature can cause rocks to shatter.
...in temperature draws my attentio …
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The adverbial phrase has no preposition
This type of construction can also be used to "set the stage" for a narrative - to give a time reference for a story. "I was busy counting widgets one day, when suddenly a bear ate my lunch." There …
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Does omitting "in" from "take a rest in" make a material difference?
There are times when prepositions are vital to aid understanding. This is not among them.
"We looked for a cafe to take a rest." is a perfectly acceptable way to express the idea. …
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"Converged in iteration 1200" or "converged on iteration 1200"?
Also consider: the process converged at iteration 1200 and the process converged after 1200 iterations
Neither of the options you proposed striked me as flat out wrong - just not as common as at.
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Using on or in for geometric points, planes, and coordinate systems
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We can describe features on surfaces or boundaries. Those surfaces can be of any dimension. (A point ON a line, a point ON a circle, a point ON "the plane," a point ON the surface of a cylinder, …
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Read AT somebody
The implication here is probably that she is reading to someone who is not listening or does not want to be read to.
This little substitution of at for another preposition is common with talk. If y …
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Touchdowns On The Season
This is a very common construction in American sports talk. I rarely hear it outside that realm, so yes - sports jargon. It means "during," and is used only with "season" or "year." Shooting sixty …
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