Adverbs not prepositions [was: Re: Annoying use of prepositions]
- From: Einde O'Callaghan <einde.ocallaghan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 06 Apr 2008 20:09:38 +0100
martin_pentreath@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
Paying "down" a loan - what happened to paying it off?I'd lime to pooint out that in most of the cases examined in this thread we're not talking about prepositions at all. The particles under discussion are actually adverbs,
Parking "up" at the airport - why can't you just park?
The same with heading "up" a team.
That's all I can think of now. I feel better already.
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