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Please help me with this: Would you say:
"education is based in a lot of things" or "education is based on a lot of things"

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updated ABR 29, 2008
posted by Martha

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First of all, you will definitely hear both ways. Language is fuzzy.

That said, "based on" is the more common usage here.

So, in general, "based on/upon" = "basarse en/sobre," and "based in" es más para decir dónde una empresa se encuentra geográficamente.

updated ABR 29, 2008
posted by 00bacfba
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Yeah, my mistake CalvoViejo is right!
I check into my manual and the correct word is ON

Sorry!

updated ABR 29, 2008
posted by Matias
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Education is based on a lot of things.

Generally "IN" means adentro de... "ON" means sobre de...

updated ABR 29, 2008
posted by CalvoViejo
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this is right: education is based in a lot of things
Spanish: La educación se basa en un montón de cosas

Cheers

updated ABR 29, 2008
posted by Matias
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I think it would be "based on a lot of things" because if you say "based in..." it means that other things are based on education---|-

That's my take- did you want that translated too'

updated ABR 28, 2008
posted by stephanie2
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