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Vincent Teo Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

below / under

Which is correct ?

He found a ring under / below a leaf.
  

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Vincent Teo He found a ring under / below a leaf. If you want to say that the leaf was covering (or hiding) the ring, I think "under" fits better there, since we use "under" when something is covering another thing. Thus, he found a ring under a leaf.

— TomJ

  • Vincent Teo He found a ring under / below a leaf.
  • If you want to say that the leaf was covering (or hiding) the ring, I think "under" fits better there, since we use "under" when something is covering another thing.
  • Thus, he found a ring under a leaf.
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Vincent TeoHe found a ring under / below a leaf.
If you want to say that the leaf was covering (or hiding) the ring, I think "under" fits better there, since we use "under" when something is covering another thing. Thus, he found a ring under a leaf.
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