"A preposition is a word—and almost always a very small, very common word—that shows direction (to in "a letter to you"), location (at in "at the door"), or time (by in "by noon"), or that introduces an object (of in "a basket of apples"). Prepositions are typically followed by an object, which can be a noun (noon), a noun phrase (the door), or a pronoun (you)." Merriam-Webster Dictionary.
According to one source, there are about 150 words that qualify as prepositions in addition to several phrases.
Whew!
I intended that this article be a quick read. My thinking was that you deserved short and sassy because some of the recent articles were somewhat protracted. This, however, is just a nice way of saying that I am feeling lazy today. Never mind. Let’s just get through this.
I will not be analyzing 150 tiny words. For today, I will concentrate on only two “very small” words showing “direction” with people” as the pronoun.
To.
I am afraid that I am finally (well I am finally admitting it) falling behind in the world of technology. I can no longer keep up with all the latest communication apps available to us. The word, "pointless" comes to mind, but that's probably age speaking. Nevertheless, some exposure is inevitable. Today, I read about a current TikTok trend called, “Beaning.”
Apparently, people have created a new form of the age-old game, ding-dong ditch. (That’s what it was called about the time television was introduced to the masses. Oh, and television is a vacuum-tube-filled box that sits on a stand in the living rooms of American families so that people can gather to watch silly 30-minute sitcoms, the news, and Johnny Carson.)
So, this beaning thing occurs when people buy cans of garbanzo (or red, black, white, and probably baked) beans and then proceed to dump them on the doorsteps and cars of unsuspecting neighbors. I conclude that this might just be one disadvantage of tab-opening canned goods. Perhaps this game could be eliminated if one was required to keep a trusted can opener handy to complete their appointed rounds. But what do I know?It’s a craze, for certain. And I agree, it’s silly and mostly inconsequential but with millions of likes and shares, it’s just a today-version of things we do TO other people
"Truly I tell you, whatever you did FOR one of the least of these brothers and sisters of Mine, you did FOR me." Matthew 25: 40
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