Usage of preposition
What is correct?
...I always pointed to everything that was three,
referring to me and my parents.
or
referring me and my parents.
Is it correct to state 'referring to my parents and me'?
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What is correct?
...I always pointed to everything that was three,
referring to me and my parents.
or
referring me and my parents.
Is it correct to state 'referring to my parents and me'?
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What is correct?
...I always pointed to everything that was three,
referring to me and my parents.
or
referring me and my parents.
Is it correct to state 'referring to my parents and me'?
prepositions
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What is correct?
...I always pointed to everything that was three,
referring to me and my parents.
or
referring me and my parents.
Is it correct to state 'referring to my parents and me'?
prepositions
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The first sentence is correct, although the verb refer doesn't necessarily go with the prepsotion to. If you refer to an object, then you mean that you use this object as a source of information or other utility. When you refer a person to some object, so without the prepositon, it means that you recommend that object to them loosely speaking. So for example you can refer your friend to a book or to a specialist, meaning that they should read the book or visit the specialist.
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Sorry, but this is not correct. Refer to can perfectly well mean allude to.
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This is one case where it is correct to use myself rather than me - "Referring to my parents and myself"
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The first sentence is correct, although the verb refer doesn't necessarily go with the prepsotion to. If you refer to an object, then you mean that you use this object as a source of information or other utility. When you refer a person to some object, so without the prepositon, it means that you recommend that object to them loosely speaking. So for example you can refer your friend to a book or to a specialist, meaning that they should read the book or visit the specialist.
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Sorry, but this is not correct. Refer to can perfectly well mean allude to.
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The first sentence is correct, although the verb refer doesn't necessarily go with the prepsotion to. If you refer to an object, then you mean that you use this object as a source of information or other utility. When you refer a person to some object, so without the prepositon, it means that you recommend that object to them loosely speaking. So for example you can refer your friend to a book or to a specialist, meaning that they should read the book or visit the specialist.
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Sorry, but this is not correct. Refer to can perfectly well mean allude to.
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The first sentence is correct, although the verb refer doesn't necessarily go with the prepsotion to. If you refer to an object, then you mean that you use this object as a source of information or other utility. When you refer a person to some object, so without the prepositon, it means that you recommend that object to them loosely speaking. So for example you can refer your friend to a book or to a specialist, meaning that they should read the book or visit the specialist.
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The first sentence is correct, although the verb refer doesn't necessarily go with the prepsotion to. If you refer to an object, then you mean that you use this object as a source of information or other utility. When you refer a person to some object, so without the prepositon, it means that you recommend that object to them loosely speaking. So for example you can refer your friend to a book or to a specialist, meaning that they should read the book or visit the specialist.
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Sorry, but this is not correct. Refer to can perfectly well mean allude to.
– Kate Bunting
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Sorry, but this is not correct. Refer to can perfectly well mean allude to.
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Sorry, but this is not correct. Refer to can perfectly well mean allude to.
– Kate Bunting
14 hours ago
Sorry, but this is not correct. Refer to can perfectly well mean allude to.
– Kate Bunting
14 hours ago
add a comment |
This is one case where it is correct to use myself rather than me - "Referring to my parents and myself"
answered 14 hours ago
Kate Bunting
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This is one case where it is correct to use myself rather than me - "Referring to my parents and myself"
answered 14 hours ago
Kate Bunting
5,73431416
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This is one case where it is correct to use myself rather than me - "Referring to my parents and myself"
answered 14 hours ago
Kate Bunting
5,73431416
This is one case where it is correct to use myself rather than me - "Referring to my parents and myself"
answered 14 hours ago
Kate Bunting
5,73431416
answered 14 hours ago
Kate Bunting
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answered 14 hours ago
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