Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
committee
English answer:
on
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Anna Maria Augustine (X)
Aug 30, 2006 23:06
17 yrs ago
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English term
Italy
committee
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grammar /prepositions
Having doubts here. Do we say that someone is "on a committee" or "in a committee"???
In America we say " on" -but a non-native speaker suggested "in". Would this be a BE alternative?
The actual context is that a group represents a regional administration on/in a technical committee.
Thanks for clearing up this doubt.
In America we say " on" -but a non-native speaker suggested "in". Would this be a BE alternative?
The actual context is that a group represents a regional administration on/in a technical committee.
Thanks for clearing up this doubt.
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Anna Maria Augustine (X)
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Anna Maria Augustine (X)
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Note added at 7 mins (2006-08-30 23:13:45 GMT)
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Why don't you send a paragraph of the context so we can really help you?
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Note added at 50 mins (2006-08-30 23:57:05 GMT)
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in is definitely not right but propositions are always the hardest part of grammar for anyone whatever the language they are learning. It is not only English that is difficult.
Hope this helps.
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Note added at 7 mins (2006-08-30 23:13:45 GMT)
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Why don't you send a paragraph of the context so we can really help you?
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Note added at 50 mins (2006-08-30 23:57:05 GMT)
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in is definitely not right but propositions are always the hardest part of grammar for anyone whatever the language they are learning. It is not only English that is difficult.
Hope this helps.
Note from asker:
| The sentence is simply as I said in the question: XXX represents the regional government in/on a technical committee. I also think on sounds better, but I wanted to be sure |
| In fact, I was sure about sitting "on" a committee - here it was the verb "represents" that threw me off. |
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