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Old July 05, 2014, 08:32 AM
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-What relevance does thinking aboutOeducationOandOthe teacher in literatureOhave onOliteratureOstudents?
Is my sentence correct?
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Old July 06, 2014, 06:44 AM
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Thank you~ Does IN extend to other usages?:

-Teacher in chemistry/physics/PE , etc.

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In dictionaries, I find only RELEVANCE TO, not ON; are TO and ON just the same in meaning, apart from in grammar?
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relevance to ...
What he said has no direct relevance to the matter in hand.

relevance on ...
Much of the evidence she has submitted has no relevance on this case.

relevance of ...
I don't know the relevance of this discussion. It doesn't matter.

relevance ... have on ...
Now that their strategy has failed we wonder what relevance they have on the political scene.

relevance in ...
The extensive list the provider submitted has no relevance in discussing, demonstrating, or justifying that the amount being sought is a fair and reasonable rate of reimbursement.

Sometimes we see 'to the matter/case/issue' and 'on the matter/case/issue'. The examples above were pulled from the internet.

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A 'teacher in chemistry' is the same as a 'teacher of chemistry', but the latter is more commonly used.
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Old July 14, 2014, 05:47 AM
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