Appropriate preposition

[Azad]

Counted for or counted on?

 

[Kondorosi]

Context?

I counted the beans for you. :tick:
I counted on you. :tick:

 

[bhaisahab]

Context?

I counted the beans for you. :tick:
I counted on you. :tick:

Hi Kondo. How many beans make five?;-)

 

[Kondorosi]

Hi Kondo. How many beans make five?;-)

I do not know. That is not my department. :lol:
Five? ;-)

 

[bhaisahab]

I do not know. That is not my department. :lol:
Five? ;-)

Bean an 'alf, Bean an 'alf, 'alf a bean, bean an 'alf ;-)

 

[Raymott]

Counted for or counted on?

Most verbs in English generally don't come with appropriate prepositions. "Count" is one of them. The correct preposition depends on the phrase that comes after it.

 

[Kondorosi]

Bean an 'alf, Bean an 'alf, 'alf a bean, bean an 'alf ;-)

1.5 (= bean an alf)*3 + 0.5 (= alf a bean) = 5

Why not 'alf a bean'*10? Or 'bean an alf'*10/3?

 

[bhaisahab]

1.5 (= bean an alf)*3 + 0.5 (= alf a bean) = 5

Why not 'alf a bean'*10? Or 'bean an alf'*10/3?

Some say that on average one bean planted yields 10 beans, so it could be said that half a bean = 5.;-)

 

[Kondorosi]

Some say that on average one bean planted yields 10 beans, so it could be said that half a bean = 5.;-)

alf a bean = 5 --> Bean an 'alf, Bean an 'alf, 'alf a bean, bean an 'alf ≠ 5 :roll::up: