“Following the success, we expanded.”
Prepositions Entry 32 / 1011 60-second read
After vs. Following
After = later in time, Following = comes next/as a result.
The comparisoni
“After the success, we expanded.”
The ruleii
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After = LATER IN TIME.
'After' is temporal, 'following' suggests causation or sequence.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
After = LATER IN TIME. Following = AS A RESULT/NEXT IN ORDER.