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novice at/in/to? #1 (permalink) Thu Jul 22, 2010 3:39 am   novice at/in/to?
 

"i am complete novice at/in/to swimming."

which one of at,in,to is correct in the sentence.

i understand the use of "at" and "in", just briefly explain the use of "to" with example.

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novice at/in/to? #2 (permalink) Thu Jul 22, 2010 5:07 am   novice at/in/to?
 

The only preposition I know to be correct in that context is "at".
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