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#2 (permalink) Thu Apr 26, 2007 12:52 pm sole use by the following people or of the following people? |
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. Ms Google says:
856 English pages for "the sole use by" 715,000 English pages for "the sole use of". . _________________ Canadian-American native speaker who teaches English for a living at Mister Micawber's ESL cafe: Interview with Mr. Micawber |
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Mister Micawber Language Coach

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#3 (permalink) Thu Apr 26, 2007 12:56 pm sole use by the following people or of the following people? |
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| how did you get that info? that's pretty cool . . . guess that answers my question eh? thanks! |
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Melas New Member
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#4 (permalink) Thu Apr 26, 2007 13:37 pm sole use by the following people or of the following people? |
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. Just type the desired word or phrase into the 'With the exact phrase' box HERE. . _________________ Canadian-American native speaker who teaches English for a living at Mister Micawber's ESL cafe: Interview with Mr. Micawber |
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Mister Micawber Language Coach

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#5 (permalink) Thu Apr 26, 2007 14:36 pm sole use by the following people or of the following people? |
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Hi, Mister Micawber (and all native English speakers)
So, there is no rule that governs this situation? It is arbitrary what to choose and how to say?
PS, BTW, to carry out a search by exact phrase, it is sufficient that you just put your phrase in brackets (like this: "the exact phrase")  |
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Lost_Soul I'm a Communicator ;-)

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#6 (permalink) Thu Apr 26, 2007 21:45 pm sole use by the following people or of the following people? |
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OF _________________ Billie Jean is not my lover. Hee. |
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Prezbucky I'm a Communicator ;-)

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#7 (permalink) Thu Apr 26, 2007 21:46 pm sole use by the following people or of the following people? |
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This should be used BY Tom.
This is for the sole use OF Tom. _________________ Billie Jean is not my lover. Hee. |
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Prezbucky I'm a Communicator ;-)

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#8 (permalink) Thu Apr 26, 2007 23:46 pm sole use by the following people or of the following people? |
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I think both phrases are strange somehow. "Sole use of Tom" to me means that Tom is being used for whatever purpose and by whom over. Why not just write "Only the following people are allowed to use this fridge: Tom, Lost_Soul, Charles and maybe TD". _________________ Test Of English for International Communication TOEIC Preparation & TOEIC Vocabulary |
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#9 (permalink) Fri Apr 27, 2007 5:25 am sole use by the following people or of the following people? |
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. This fixed phrase, Torsten, commonly appears in general public notices-- I think that that is the reason it sounds a bit odd with individual names. The complete phrase, 'for the sole use of' when googled, gets 581,000 English pages-- almost as many as for the partial phrase I googled earlier. Some samples:
-- This report and software are for the sole use of CCG members -- UMBI computer resources are intended for the sole use of Institute faculty, staff, students and other authorized users ("users") -- such reservation shall be held in the Treasury of the United States for the sole use of the tribe or tribes Indians
So you can see that it is 'Poster & Public Notice English' (if there is such a term).
Incidentally, there is another common fixed phrase with identical structure and similarly appearing in officialese notices: 'for the sole purpose of'--
974,000 English pages for "for the sole purpose of".
-- A great empire has been established for the sole purpose of raising up a nation of customers -- A Party shall not, for the sole purpose of the protection of privacy, prohibit or subject to special authorisation transborder flows of personal data -- THIS DRAFT FOR ROYALTY-FREE, INTERNAL USE LICENSE IS PROVIDED HEREIN FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF INFORMATION ONLY. . _________________ Canadian-American native speaker who teaches English for a living at Mister Micawber's ESL cafe: Interview with Mr. Micawber |
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