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nawee
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 Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 9:26 pm Post subject: A change of/in our lifestyles |
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Hello,
I have seen both "change of" and "change in". What is the difference if any?
a change of/in our lifestyles
I would use "in" in this case. Is "of" also possible?
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Mallaien
Joined: 10 Jul 2006
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Location: Louisville, Kentucky USA
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| Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 10:52 pm Post subject: Re: A change of/in our lifestyles |
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here are some example sentances I would use in a conversation.
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| I am going to make a change of lifestyles. |
I use "of" because I am talking about something in the future. or Future tense.
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| I made a change in my lifestyle. |
used "in" for past tense.
in/of use is based on future or past tense of the sentance. you need to try the two in a full sentance to figure out the proper way to use it.
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Jintii
Joined: 18 Feb 2006
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Location: New York City
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| Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 12:13 pm Post subject: |
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Sorry to disagree, but the choice of preposition is not related to verb tense.
From Merriam-Webster:
Change (noun)
1 : the act, process, or result of changing : as a : ALTERATION <a change in the weather> .....> c : SUBSTITUTION <a change of scenery>
So there are probably cases where either preposition would work, but the guiding idea is whether you're altering (use IN) or completely substituting (use ON) something. |
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