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The most common prepositions in English

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Cambridge Learners Dictionary Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary Revised  Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Revised Wordsmyth Children's Dictionary [American] Encarta American English Dictionary
of of of (?) of of of
in in, on, at compared
in in in in in
to to to (?) to to to
for for for for for for
on in, on, at compared on on on on on
with with with with with with
at in, on, at compared at at at at at
by by by by by by
from from from from from from
as as as as as as
into into into into into into
about about about about about about
like crossword like like like like like
between between between between between between
after after after after after after
through through through through through through
over over over over over over
under under under under under under
against against against against against against
before before before before before before
without without without without without without
within within within within within within
during during during during during during
towards towards towards towards toward s toward s
off off off off off off
upon upon upon upon upon upon
including including including including including including
among among among among among among
around around around around around around
across across across across across across
behind behind behind behind behind behind
         
Chris Fry, October 2003, January 2004 & January 2005, April 2006