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A [[preposition]], only more | {{pe}}A [[compound preposition]] — a “[[prepositional phase]]”, for those with a yen to the [[Adjectivisation|adjectival]] — does the same job as a plain old [[preposition]], only more [[Tedious|tediously]]. Therefore it is beloved of our old friend the [[mediocre lawyer|mediocre attorney]]. | ||
We know that our legal brethren delight in perverting the ordinary use of words | We know that our legal brethren delight in perverting the ordinary use of words: [[nominalisation|nominalising]] {{tag|verb}}s into {{tag|noun}}s, and so on, and the [[compound preposition]] is a neat way of co-opting {{tag|noun}}s, {{tag|conjunction}}s — all kinds — into the servile business of putting one noun in relation to another. | ||
Why, for example, | Why, for example, would rights be exercised “[[under]]” a {{tag|contract}} “[[by]]” a party when they could be “[[subject to]] execution”<ref>Strictly speaking, this is a [[nominalisation]], not a compound preposition, of course.</ref> “[[on the part of]]” that party “[[in accordance with]]” the {{t|contract}}? | ||
{{Loose prepositional phrases}} | |||
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{{c2|plain English|Preposition}} | {{c2|plain English|Preposition}} | ||
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