Prepositions are insidious. They appear insignificant, initially, but they eventually dominate the complex sentence. Despotic, that way, never sharing control. Absolutely tyrannical, these prepositions. Essentially, men fear them and women love them, so the men try to control them. Can't let a woman have them, you see; what might happen? Things might interact unpredictably.
Try BUST
across
against
around
at
because of
before
behind
below
beneath
beside
between
by means of
close to
down
except
except for
far from
for
from
in
in front of
in lieu of
in place of
in spite of
inside
inside of
instead of
into
left of
like
near
near to
next to
of
off
on
on account of
on behalf of
on to
on top of
onto
out from
out of
outside
outside of
over
past
through
to
toward
under
underneath
up
upon
with
within
without
prior to
pursuant to
regardless of
right of
subsequent to
thanks to
that of
where as
THE D00R
about
above
according to
across
after
against
ahead of
along
among
apart from
around
as for
as of
as per
as regards
as well as
aside from
at
because of
before
behind
below
beneath
beside
between
by
by means of
close to
down
due to
during
except
except for
far from
for
from
in
in accordance with
in addition to
in case of
in front of
in lieu of
in place of
in point of
in spite of
inside
inside of
instead of
into
left of
like
near
near to
next to
of
off
on
on account of
on behalf of
on to
on top of
onto
out from
out of
outside
outside of
over
owing to
past
since
through
to
toward
under
underneath
until
up
upon
with
with regard to
with respect to
within
without
prior to
pursuant to
regardless of
right of
subsequent to
thanks to
that of
where as
a preposition, not a pronoun .
Sure, you could proclaim the pronouns’ significance, but you could still write a decent sentence if you didn’t have pronouns. Names only-it works. Classical Japanese poets got along fine. No need for pronouns. "He" and "She" are western imports, previously unnecessary. Sure, some contortions may be necessary, but the sentence is still possible. Complex thought simply does not require a pronoun.
But complex thought DOES require a preposition. There is, simply, no rational thought without
Try me. Try swapping a sentence’s pronouns. Subject becomes object, perpetrator becomes victim. "He raped her" becomes "she raped him" So? There was a rape. OK. But try adding a preposition, like this:
"
He
She
I
You
raped
him
her
me
you
above
according to
across
after
against
apart from
around
as per
as well as
because of
before
behind
below
beneath
beside
between
by
by means of
close to
due to
during
except for
far from
for
from
in
in accordance with
in addition to
in front of
in lieu of
in place of
in spite of
inside
inside of
instead of
into
like
near
near to
next to
of
off
on
on account of
on behalf of
on to
on top of
onto
out from
out of
outside
outside of
over
owing to
past
since
through
to
toward
under
underneath
up
upon
with
with regard to
with respect to
within
without
pursuant to
regardless of
thanks to
his
her
my
your
mind."
What chaos, you say? Sure, I reply, but that’s nothing. Just a simple subjectivity problem
about
above
according to
across
after
against
ahead of
along
among
apart from
around
as far as
as for
as of
as per
as regards
as well as
aside from
at
because of
before
behind
below
beneath
beside
between
by
by means of
close to
down
due to
during
except
except for
far from
for
from
in
in accordance with
in addition to
in case of
in front of
in lieu of
in place of
in point of
in spite of
inside
inside of
instead of
into
left of
like
near
near to
next to
of
off
on
on account of
on behalf of
on to
on top of
onto
out from
out of
outside
outside of
over
owing to
past
since
through
to
toward
under
underneath
until
up
upon
with
with regard to
with respect to
within
without
prior to
pursuant to
regardless of
right of
subsequent to
thanks to
that of
where as
a preposition. Subjectivity doesn't matter anymore. What matters is how or whether the door was busted. Did an event occur? Was it real or imagined? How can we tell? Consider swapping the prepositions and you’ll see what I mean. Innocent bystanders are no longer safe, even if they are named explicitly. Only pronouns can protect the innocent. Hollow pronouns seem quite stable
about
above
according to
across
after
against
ahead of
along
among
apart from
around
as far as
as for
as of
as per
as regards
as well as
aside from
at
because of
before
behind
below
beneath
beside
between
by
by means of
close to
down
due to
during
except
except for
far from
for
from
in
in accordance with
in addition to
in case of
in front of
in lieu of
in place of
in point of
in spite of
inside
inside of
instead of
into
left of
like
near
near to
next to
of
off
on
on account of
on behalf of
on to
on top of
onto
out from
out of
outside
outside of
over
owing to
past
since
through
to
toward
under
underneath
until
up
upon
with
with regard to
with respect to
within
without
prior to
pursuant to
regardless of
right of
subsequent to
thanks to
that of
where as
a preposition. You can only go so far
after
before
until
you come
above
across
against
ahead of
along
among
around
as far as
before
behind
below
beneath
beside
between
close to
down
in front of
inside
inside of
into
near
near to
next to
on to
on top of
onto
out from
out of
outside
outside of
past
through
to
toward
under
underneath
up
upon
with
within
without
the limits
about
according to
across
after
against
along
among
apart from
around
as far as
as for
as of
as per
as regards
as well as
aside from
because of
behind
by means of
close to
except
except for
far from
for
from
in
in accordance with
in lieu of
in place of
in spite of
inside
inside of
instead of
into
like
near
near to
next to
of
on
on account of
on behalf of
on to
on top of
onto
outside
outside of
over
owing to
to
toward
under
underneath
until
up
upon
with
with regard to
with respect to
within
without
prior to
pursuant to
regardless of
subsequent to
thanks to
the preposition free syntax. Prepositions
about
among
apart from
as for
as of
as per
as regards
because of
for
in accordance with
into
of
on account of
time,
for
in accordance with
into
of
on account of
on behalf of
out of
outside
outside of
owing to
with
with regard to
with respect to
place, they're related. It’s all
about
above
according to
across
after
against
ahead of
along
among
apart from
around
as far as
as for
as of
as per
as regards
as well as
aside from
at
because of
before
behind
below
beneath
beside
between
by
by means of
close to
down
due to
during
except
except for
far from
for
from
in
in accordance with
in addition to
in case of
in front of
in lieu of
in place of
in point of
in spite of
inside
inside of
instead of
into
left of
like
near
near to
next to
of
off
on
on account of
on behalf of
on to
on top of
onto
out from
out of
outside
outside of
over
owing to
past
since
through
to
toward
under
underneath
until
up
upon
with
with regard to
with respect to
within
without
prior to
pursuant to
regardless of
right of
subsequent to
thanks to
that of
where as
control,
about
above
according to
across
after
against
ahead of
along
among
apart from
around
as far as
as for
as of
as per
as regards
as well as
aside from
at
because of
before
behind
below
beneath
beside
between
by
by means of
close to
down
due to
during
except
except for
far from
for
from
in
in accordance with
in addition to
in case of
in front of
in lieu of
in place of
in point of
in spite of
inside
inside of
instead of
into
left of
like
near
near to
next to
of
off
on
on account of
on behalf of
on to
on top of
onto
out from
out of
outside
outside of
over
owing to
past
since
through
to
toward
under
underneath
until
up
upon
with
with regard to
with respect to
within
without
prior to
pursuant to
regardless of
right of
subsequent to
thanks to
that of
where as
the end.