sorkroto
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- Dec 15, 2010
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- Korean
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- South Korea
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- United States
While I was reading a document, I found one missing preposition. The sentence was: I am happy to see the keen interest of our young students to become a vital part of this very soon to be the biggest industry [ ] the world.
I read it fast and "in" came first out of my mouth. "in the world" sounded okay to me. However, "of" came up as an afterthought. Is there a distinct rule that seperates the areas of "in" and "of" when they're used like this, with "the world?" Or is this simply a matter of colloquial expression? :-o And would you be so kind as to show me some examples?
I read it fast and "in" came first out of my mouth. "in the world" sounded okay to me. However, "of" came up as an afterthought. Is there a distinct rule that seperates the areas of "in" and "of" when they're used like this, with "the world?" Or is this simply a matter of colloquial expression? :-o And would you be so kind as to show me some examples?