Post by Flying Monkeys on Apr 29, 2020 7:35:15 GMT
This seems intuitively wrong, but I looked it up and it appears to be correct.
"The book gave insight into the subject matter."
Isn't that like saying "to what do I owe the pleasure to?" I.e. "insight into" is repeating the preposition so should be "the book gave insight to the subject matter."
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Wouldn't you say "the book was insightful to the subject matter" (which supports my suggestion of not repeating the "in")?
(I'll tag it for Colin because he never ventures down here but I'm sure he'll be interested. Colin Sibthorpe )
"The book gave insight into the subject matter."
Isn't that like saying "to what do I owe the pleasure to?" I.e. "insight into" is repeating the preposition so should be "the book gave insight to the subject matter."
Wouldn't you say "the book was insightful to the subject matter" (which supports my suggestion of not repeating the "in")?
(I'll tag it for Colin because he never ventures down here but I'm sure he'll be interested. Colin Sibthorpe )
