NOTES
PREPOSITIONS
Be careful to use the proper prepositions in all connections.
Say different from, not different to.
We say a man lives on, not in, a street, an avenue, etc. Children play in the street, but on the pavement.
One writes under, not over, a signature. The preposition has no reference to the place of the signature.
Do not overwork on the part of. This phrase is often used where by or among is to be preferred, as, Much patriotism is displayed on the part of the Greeks.
Say off, not off from or off of. He fell off his horse, or He fell from his horse.
Discriminate carefully between beside and besides. The first is always a preposition and means either by the side of, as, He stood beside me, or aside from, or out of, as, This is beside our present purpose; He was beside himself for joy. Besides is either preposition or adverb: as the former it means in addition to, as Several others were present besides those you saw; as adverb it means moreover or more than that, as There were, besides, many pompous volumes.