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Lucas21c Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
'above elbows' vs 'on elbows'
Could you tell me what the difference is between 'above their elbows' and 'on their elbows' in the following text? Thank you in advance.
A good woman had one wish: “I want to visit both hell and heaven.” Her wish was granted. An Angel took her to a great banquet hall. The tables were piled high with delicious food and drink. Miserable, starving people sat around the tables. “Why are they like this?” she asked the angel. “Look at their arms,” the angel replied. She looked and saw that their arms were attached to long chopsticks secured [above their elbows/on their elbows].
* You can read the whole text here:
http://www.buddhapadipa.org/dhamma-corner/hell-and-heaven/
A good woman had one wish: “I want to visit both hell and heaven.” Her wish was granted. An Angel took her to a great banquet hall. The tables were piled high with delicious food and drink. Miserable, starving people sat around the tables. “Why are they like this?” she asked the angel. “Look at their arms,” the angel replied. She looked and saw that their arms were attached to long chopsticks secured [above their elbows/on their elbows].
* You can read the whole text here:
http://www.buddhapadipa.org/dhamma-corner/hell-and-heaven/
Top answer
lucas21c 'above their elbows' The chopsticks were tied to the upper arm (towards the body from the elbow) and lower arm, so the arm was straight. The people were unable to bend their arms at the elbow. Imagine one chopstick sticking out beyond the hand, I guess.
- lucas21c 'above their elbows' The chopsticks were tied to the upper arm (towards the body from the elbow) and lower arm, so the arm was straight.
- The people were unable to bend their arms at the elbow.
- Imagine one chopstick sticking out beyond the hand, I guess.
- "on the elbow" makes no sense.
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lucas21c 'above their elbows'The chopsticks were tied to the upper arm (towards the body from the elbow) and lower arm, so the arm was straight. The people were unable to bend their arms at the elbow. Imagine one chopstick sticking out beyond the hand, I guess.
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