Prepositions: Small Words, Big Confusion 📍“On Zoom” or “in Zoom”? 📆 “Until Friday” or “by Friday”? 🧭 “At the office” or “in the office”? Yes, prepositions can be overwhelming. There are just so many of them… They can also make your English sound fluent or confusing—fast. Prepositions are the words that show relationships between nouns or pronouns and other words in a sentence. They help us understand: - Positions - Locations - Directions - The timing of things 📊 They’re one of the top 3 grammar mistakes made by ESL professionals in writing. (Source: Grammarly Business, 2023) But! They don’t have to be a pain-point forever! Let’s dive right into it and check out our second post for a bonus game! (I know, I’m scared too haha 😅 We’ll do it together, ok?) 🔍 5 Preposition Fixes for Clear Workplace Communication 1. Time tips ✅ “Let’s meet ON Monday AT 2PM IN October.” ON: the calendar AT: a certain time IN: a month 2. Deadlines ❌ “Send it until Friday.” ✅ “Send it BY Friday.” 💡 “By” = deadline. “Until” = duration. 3. Places and platforms ✅ “She’s ON Zoom.” ON: the communication platform ✅ “He’s IN the office.” IN: inside the building/room/box. 4. Phrases to learn as chunks ✅ “IN charge OF,” “UNDER review,” “BY mistake,” “ON time.” 5. Project talk ✅ “I’m working ON the pitch deck WITH Ana.” Prepositions giving you a headache? Ana’s here to help! Let’s fix that—in person, with me, on italki! 😄 Search Accent Pro AnaUSA, book a lesson today, and let’s make grammar less grim and more grin! 🎉📚😄