 Re: preposition problems
Yes, the sentences have the same meaning in regards to the use of the preposition.
English preposition choice is difficult for non-native speakers to learn because the rules of usage are largely idiomatic and vary from one dialect to the next.
If you say, "He died of AIDS," or, "He died from AIDS," most (if not all) English speakers would consider them the same sentence and not even notice which pronoun you used. You could even say, "He died with AIDS." It may sound somewhat unusual to native speakers, but the meaning would be clear.
In New York City, people stand on line to see a movie while everyone else in the US stands in the same line.
Most of the people in the US wait for a bus, but people in the Southeast wait on it. |