| Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993. |
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| may be combined with a long list of prepositions, including as (He entered the contest as a candidate for the council), at (She entered at the last minute), by (The thief entered by the back door), for (She entered for a joke), from (They entered from the garage), in (She entered her turtle in the second race), into (They entered into the spirit of the occasion), on (I entered my name on Friday), onto and upon (The door entered directly onto [upon] the stage), under (He entered under an assumed name), and with (She entered with the other dancers). All are Standard. | 1 |
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| | | The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. Copyright © 1993 Columbia University Press. |
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