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Reply Mon 16 Jul, 2007 12:09 pm
I did not earn much, yet the rent for/of my room was about half of my salary.

Which preposition should I use?

Thanks in advance.
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contrex
 
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Reply Mon 16 Jul, 2007 12:41 pm
You can use either.
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Tomkitten
 
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Reply Tue 17 Jul, 2007 03:01 pm
for/of
My gut feeling is that "for" is a little more common.
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contrex
 
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Reply Tue 17 Jul, 2007 03:45 pm
Maybe it's different in British English, but you could say any of these things and still be correct

The rent of my room is £150 per week

The rent on my room is £150 per week

The rent for my room is £150 per week

I pay £150 rent for my room each week

I pay £150 rent on my room each week

My room's rent is £150 per week
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