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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: preposition following discount #160815 07/04/2006 10:49 PM Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada Zed Pooh-Bah Zed Pooh-Bah Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada I would say that there is a discount on the shoes or that the price was discounted $25. Or to make things more complicated that the price was discounted by $25. I would say that the shoes were on sale rather than on discount. For sale meaning available for purchase, On sale meaning that the shoes were on sale at a discount. Is there a rule or is it merely regional usage? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted preposition following discount Sara 07/01/2006 12:04 AM Re: preposition following discount Jackie 07/01/2006 12:27 AM Re: preposition following discount Alex Williams 07/01/2006 1:06 AM FWIW wofahulicodoc 07/01/2006 11:31 PM Re: preposition following discount Zed 07/04/2006 10:49 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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