English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
PREPOSITIONS
I am ~aspiring for~ a career in politics (nonstandard).
I am *aspiring to* a career in politics (standard).
To aspire to something is to have a strong wish or hope to do or have something.
I think she has a ~phobia for~ needles (nonstandard).
I think she has a *phobia about* needles (standard).
I think she has a *phobia of* needles (standard).
We may be ~working on~ a tight schedule (nonstandard).
We may be *working to* a tight schedule (standard).
We may be *working within* a tight schedule (standard).
GAB
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