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+== General rules for idioms ==
+* idioms are words or phrases that create their own rule
+* however, idioms have a logic
+=== prepositions as idiomatic ===
+* prepositions introduce a modifying phrase (prepositional phrase)
+* prepositional phrases tell the reader about something
+** define or modify according to
+*** time
+*** distance
+*** places
+*** means or method
+*** ownership
+* since many prepositions are synonymous, their use may be considered idiomatic
+* however, we can think of the "idiomatic" use of a preposition as inherent to its definition
+* ex. "so" v. "in order to"
+** so = therefore / for a reason
+*** i.e.,  in order to = a means or a purpose to an outcome
+<pre>I exercise in order to lose weight
+  v.
+I exercise so I can lose weight</pre>
 == A-C ==