4 ms·The usage has changed. The "of" is omitted that would have formerly been there.by recursive 5y agoThe usage has changed. The "of" is omitted that would have formerly been there.B-Con 5y agoThat is a difference in grammar, not vocabulary.recursive 5y agoAre you arguing that grammar is not part of usage? I'm not sure I understand the point.tjader 5y agoGovernment[1] is a property of words often documented in dictionaries. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_(linguistics) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_(linguistics)