Here is a sentence from an English magazine:
"With the weather still on this side of chilly, it might be better to stay in and nest ― especially when nursing a cold."
Why not write on this side of chill? Can we always add an adjective after a preposition?
Why this adjective is added after a preposition?
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Why this adjective is added after a preposition?
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Re: Why this adjective is added after a preposition?
As strange as it may seem, this rather informal construction always uses an adjective rather than a noun.