MSGID: 2:221/1.0 68f583a0
REPLY: 2:221/1.0 68f3c65a
PID: JamNNTPd/Linux32/IPv6 ubi386 20251012
NOTE: Sylpheed 3.7.0 (GTK+ 2.24.30; i686-pc-mingw32)
CHRS: CP437 2
TZUTC: 0300
I wrote:

AS> This usage needs no excuse, being perfectly correct.  Here a
AS> combination of a preposition and a noun in the objective
AS> case acts as a unified proposition, cf. /on top of/, /in
AS> place of/, &c.  Observe also the title of a Dunany short
AS> story, /Thirteen at table/, where /at table/ is singe united
AS> prpposition.
    ^^^^^^^^^^^ -- preposition

Consider also: /jump ship/, /close shop/, /find fault (with)/,
/change color (of the face)/, &c.  These are verbs merged with
following nouns in the objective case.  The absence of an
article reflects this merging.

---
 * Origin: news://news.fidonet.fi (2:221/1.0)
SEEN-BY: 1/19 16/0 19/37 105/81 106/201 123/130 128/187 129/14 305
SEEN-BY: 142/104 153/7715 154/110 203/0 218/700 221/1 6 226/30 227/114
SEEN-BY: 229/110 206 300 317 426 428 470 664 700 705 240/5832 266/512
SEEN-BY: 280/5003 291/111 301/1 320/119 219 319 2119 322/757 762 342/200
SEEN-BY: 396/45 423/81 460/58 712/848 902/26 5020/400 5075/35
PATH: 221/1 320/219 229/426