credoquaabsurdum wrote:
> Giuseppe wrote:
>> On a website about south pole exploration I found the following
bit:
>>
>> "The history of our involvement at the South Pole dates back to
the
>> early years of the 20th century."
>> (http://205.174.118.254/nspt/explore/hstory01.htm)
>>
>> What is the right way to say : involvment in or involment at?
>>
>> The history is very interesting to me, so do you think that the
text
>> is written in a correct english and can I relay on it to improve
my
>> english? Thank you!
> Giuseppe, you have probably been taught "be involved IN something"
as
> a common collocation. That is generally true. The text below [now
"above"] is
> correct English, however.
>
It's probably worth while to point out to Giuseppe that they are
different. "Involvement at the South Pole" could refer to involvement
in things at the Pole which may or may not necessarily involve the
Pole itself. If we were speaking of activities directly connected
with the Pole, we'd often say "involvement with the South Pole",
though I'm not sure it's the best formal expression for it. Perhaps
we ought to say "involvement in activities concerned with the South
Pole"; but then it would include things done somewhere else. Maybe
the word "involvement" is the problem, and we would have to rethink
the sentence if we wanted to be precise.
--
Mike.
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