Dictionaries say when two things are connected or linked, the prepositions to use are “to” and “with” (e.g. “This line connects point A to Point B” and “The train links Paris with London”). Would you say it is also acceptable to use “and” in place of “to” or “with” as in the following?
This line connects point A and Point B.
The train links Paris and London.
What bothers me is that these two prepositions seem to imply some sort of directionality. For example, the sentence “This line connects point A to Point B” suggests to me that the line in question extends from point A to Point B, rather than the other way around, and sometimes you want to describe lines or connections without implying any directionality.
If the use of “and” is not acceptable, how would you two turn sentences like “Point A and point B are connected by a line” into the active voice?
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