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At/on/in my ProZ profile

English translation: to my ProZ profile

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English term or phrase:At/on/in my ProZ profile
Selected answer:to my ProZ profile
Entered by: Teangacha (X)

11:48 Aug 8, 2020
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: At/on/in my ProZ profile
The nightmare of prepositions😀. Which one should be used? "on/in/or at my ProZ profile?

I won a prize at ProZ, and one of the staff members of ProZ has written an article about me. It'll be out on Monday, and I would like to know how to add pictures at/on/in my ProZ profile .

Thank you.
Yassine El Bouknify
Morocco
Local time: 00:11
to
Explanation:
https://www.proz.com/forum/prozcom_profile_help/310976-how_d...
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Teangacha (X)
Ireland
Local time: 00:11
Grading comment
Thank you
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
3 +6to
Teangacha (X)
5 +2Add to; display on/in
Sheila Wilson
4 +1at [URL] on [page] in [an article]
Tony M


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +6
at/on/in my proz profile
to


Explanation:
https://www.proz.com/forum/prozcom_profile_help/310976-how_d...

Teangacha (X)
Ireland
Local time: 00:11
Native speaker of: English
Grading comment
Thank you

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Amir Akbarpour Reihani
7 mins
  -> Thanks, Amir!
agree  adel almergawy
56 mins
  -> Thanks, Adel!
agree  philgoddard
3 hrs
  -> Thanks, Phil!
agree  Becca Resnik
5 hrs
  -> Thanks, Becca!
agree  Yvonne Gallagher: of course it's "add TO" (and simply found) but Asker seems to need more explanation/examples
1 day 1 hr
  -> Thanks, Yvonne!
agree  carly kelly
1 day 2 hrs
  -> Thanks, carly!
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50 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Add to; display on/in


Explanation:
Prepositions are such a pain!

An example of "at": please visit my ProZ.com profile at www.proz.com/profile/nnnnn

Sheila Wilson
Spain
Local time: 00:11
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 28

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tina Vonhof (X)
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Tina
agree  B D Finch: Yes, the Asker is parsing it incorrectly; the preposition goes with the verb "to add" here, not with the ProZ profile.
2 days 2 hrs
  -> Thanks, B D. As you say, you can't consider the preposition in isolation.
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
at/on/in a web page
at [URL] on [page] in [an article]


Explanation:
Personally, these are the prepositions I use, depending on the exact circumstances.

I think since a URL is only really a form of 'address', it makes sense to use 'at' — just as one might say "they live at 3a Station Road"

I think a webpage can be likened to a physical page, and as such 'in' feels right to me — just as a newspaper might say "racing results are given on page 5"

And lastly, I would only use 'in' for things like 'in an article' — or as here 'in my profile'.

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Note added at 1 hr (2020-08-08 12:58:13 GMT)
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However, in the specific case of 'add pictures', then I too would use 'to', which sounds more logical with the verb 'add'.

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Note added at 1 hr (2020-08-08 13:11:10 GMT)
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As I have added above, I'd personally say 'add to' in this instance.


Tony M
France
Local time: 01:11
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 309
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you Tony. Which one do you think is correct? " I would like to know how to add pictures to my ProZ profile." Or: " I would like to know how to add pictures at my ProZ profile."

Asker: Thank you for your helpful insight


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Yvonne Gallagher: as usual depends on context (what follows). At least you have given the examples Asker needs;
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Yvonne!
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