which of these sounds better?

adisco · #1 26-Oct-2006, 05:02

John of the transport centre called....

or John from the transport centre called ....

thanks.

Adisco

Humble · #2 26-Oct-2006, 05:13

Hi, Adisco,
Welcome to the forum.
From.
Rgs

Sarah Kuyenga · #3 26-Oct-2006, 10:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by Humble

Hi, Adisco,
Welcome to the forum.
From.
Rgs

Hi, Adisco, welcome to the Rgs.

Sarah Kuyenga · #4 26-Oct-2006, 10:46

John from the transport centre called---

Thanks.

Adisco.

adisco · #5 26-Oct-2006, 11:08

Thanks Humble and Sarah for your warm welcome!

Sarah, if John from the transport centre.... sounds better, John of the ...is not necessarily wrong is it?

adisco

**BobK** · #6 26-Oct-2006, 12:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by adisco

... if John from the transport centre.... sounds better, John of the ...is not necessarily wrong is it?

Almost. One could think up a mock-heroic context (on the analogy of the knights of the Round Table) but I think a transport centre is necessarily so prosaic that you'd have to use from.

b

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