T thehammer Member Joined Mar 20, 2023 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Hindi Home Country India Current Location India May 18, 2023 #1 Should I use 'in' or 'of' in the following sentences? 1- Many people do not care about the politics of/in India.
Should I use 'in' or 'of' in the following sentences? 1- Many people do not care about the politics of/in India.
T Tarheel VIP Member Joined Jun 16, 2014 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States May 18, 2023 #2 Use "of". Or say: "Many people in India do not care about politics."
emsr2d2 Moderator Staff member Joined Jul 28, 2009 Member Type English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location UK May 18, 2023 #3 Or "Many people don't care about politics in India".
5jj Moderator Staff member Joined Oct 14, 2010 Member Type English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country Czech Republic Current Location Czech Republic May 18, 2023 #4 thehammer said: 1- Many people do not care about the politics of/in India. Click to expand... That is very unclear. Do you mean: a. Many Indian people do not care about politics; b. Many people (in other countries) do not care about Indian politics; c. Something else?
thehammer said: 1- Many people do not care about the politics of/in India. Click to expand... That is very unclear. Do you mean: a. Many Indian people do not care about politics; b. Many people (in other countries) do not care about Indian politics; c. Something else?
T thehammer Member Thread starter Joined Mar 20, 2023 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Hindi Home Country India Current Location India May 18, 2023 #5 5jj said: That is very unclear. Do you mean: a. Many Indian people do not care about politics; b. Many people (in other countries) do not care about Indian politics; c. Something else? Click to expand... I mean 'b'.
5jj said: That is very unclear. Do you mean: a. Many Indian people do not care about politics; b. Many people (in other countries) do not care about Indian politics; c. Something else? Click to expand... I mean 'b'.
emsr2d2 Moderator Staff member Joined Jul 28, 2009 Member Type English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location UK May 18, 2023 #6 In that case, I'd say "Many people outside India don't care about Indian politics".
T Tarheel VIP Member Joined Jun 16, 2014 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States May 18, 2023 #7 Isn't that true of just about any country you can think of?
S SoothingDave VIP Member Joined Apr 17, 2009 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States May 18, 2023 #8 I don't know. Lots of foreigners like to comment on American politics.
B Barque Banned Joined Nov 3, 2022 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language English Home Country India Current Location Singapore May 19, 2023 #9 thehammer said: I mean 'b'. Click to expand... Most people outside India aren't interested in Indian politics.
thehammer said: I mean 'b'. Click to expand... Most people outside India aren't interested in Indian politics.