Most commonly used prepositions

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English Idioms and Expressions, Advanced Level

ESL/EFL Test #23 "Idioms with prepositions", question 1

It's a far cry from those days long ago when you could leave your front door unlocked.

(a) a long shout away
(b) a long time since
(c) a long way before
(d) a long time before

English Idioms and Expressions, Advanced Level

ESL/EFL Test #23 "Idioms with prepositions", answer 1

It's a long time since those days long ago when you could leave your front door unlocked.

Correct answer: (b) a long time since
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what are the prepositions that English speakers use the most

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[Mister Micawber]

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Why don't you ask Ms Google? For instance:

about 8,280,000,000 English pages for "of"
about 8,300,000,000 English pages for "to"
about 379,000,000 English pages for "beyond"
etc.
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Canadian-American native speaker
who teaches English for a living at Mister Micawber's
ESL cafe: Interview with Mr. Micawber

[Yankee]

[Alan]

It's certainly beyond my ken!

Alan
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English as a Second Language
You can read my ESL story Good Bye Summer

[Conchita]

It was totally beyond my awareness, too -- is my English going beyond its sell-by date, I wonder?

[Tamara]

Hi

Hmm, now I wonder what made you wondered?

379 000 000 is much (~22 times) less than 8,300,000,000

What is surprising?
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It’s impossible to learn swimming without entering the water…

[Yankee]

I can top that:

in --> 10,040,000,000 Google results
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Amy
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ESL teacher, translator, and a native speaker of American English

[Tamara]