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apprentice
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Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 5:10 am    Post subject: expert in/on Reply with quote
Is there any differenc when you use one of those prepositions?
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Paul Burke
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Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 5:03 pm    Post subject: Re: expert in/on Reply with quote
apprentice wrote:
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Is there any differenc when you use one of those prepositions?

Dunno... I'm an expert in electonics design, I'm an expert on left-
handed windlasses.

I suppose if there is consistency, I would be an expert "in" a field,
but an expert "on" a topic.

Paul Burke
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