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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
at versus on
Which preposition is correct?
The boatyard is located at/on the southern extremity of the harbour.
The wood lies at/on the southern extremity of the estate.
The cannons should be placed at/on the extremities of the field in case of enemy attack.
Thanks in advance
The boatyard is located at/on the southern extremity of the harbour.
The wood lies at/on the southern extremity of the estate.
The cannons should be placed at/on the extremities of the field in case of enemy attack.
Thanks in advance
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None of these sounds natural to me. I'd say: The boatyard is located in the southernmost part of the harbour. The wood lies in the southernmost part of the estate.
- None of these sounds natural to me.
- I'd say: The boatyard is located in the southernmost part of the harbour.
- The wood lies in the southernmost part of the estate.
- I don't really know what you mean by the underlined words here: The cannons should be placed at/on the extremities of the field in case of enemy attack.
- Thanks in advance
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None of these sounds natural to me. I'd say:
The boatyard is located in the southernmost part of the harbour.
The wood lies in the southernmost part of the estate.
I don't really know what you mean by the underlined words here: The cannons should be placed at/on the extremities of the field in case of enemy attack.
The boatyard is located in the southernmost part of the harbour.
The wood lies in the southernmost part of the estate.
I don't really know what you mean by the underlined words here: The cannons should be placed at/on the extremities of the field in case of enemy attack.
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