| Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993. |
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| and the related words accommodation, accommodating, and the like are frequently misspelled, and such errors are often considered shibboleths. In combined use, to is the most frequent preposition: I can accommodate to your schedule. Her eyes accommodated quickly to the lack of light. But it can also take several other prepositions: Most of the guests were accommodated on the first two floors. I expected to be accommodated by my aunt and uncle [at a hotel, in their guest room]. | 1 |
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| | | The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. Copyright © 1993 Columbia University Press. |
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