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Originally Posted by RonBee  You are quite right as to the difference between throw to and throw at, but I don't know that in phrasal verbs one word necessarily carries more weight than the other. Instead, I think the they are equally important to the meaning. Of course, that's just my opinion.  |
I think you are right. I didn't express myself clearly. I didn't mean one word carries more weight than the other. What I want to say is that the preposition is not purely a functional word.