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Parochial Orphan Posted 19 years ago
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Can we say "at the behind of something" to mean "behind something"?

0Could you tell me whether we can say "01font00at the behind of something02font00" to mean "01font00behind something, at the back of something02font00", or not?02br
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00I've looked up in a dictionary for a noun "01font00behind02font00", and I've only found "01font00the bottom, buttocks02font00".02br
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00When I googled it, I came across the phrase, which says "01font00At the behind of the Cathedral, there's a church.02font00", and about 500 other expressions like this.02br
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00Unfortunately, these expressions are mostly seen in non-native English web pages, well, mostly Japanese,02br
00so I'm not sure if I can determine if this usage is gramatically correct.02br
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00My hunch's telling me, when you say "01font00at the behind of something02font00", it means "01font00at the bottom of something, on the bottom surface of something02font00" (eg. There's a sticker at the behind of my PS3) .0-
  

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" Jim in standing in front of Sarah. Sarah is behind Jim. The ball has fallen behind the couch.

— BarbaraPA

  • " Jim in standing in front of Sarah.
  • Sarah is behind Jim.
  • The ball has fallen behind the couch.
  • 02br 02br 00You would not say "at the behind," just 01i 00behind02i 00.
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0Behind can be used like "next to" or "in front of." Jim in standing in front of Sarah. Sarah is behind Jim. The ball has fallen behind the couch. Look behind you!02br
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00You would not say "at the behind," just 01i00behind02i00. 02br
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00I can't imagine what those expressions in Google were, except errors, or special uses tha
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0 When I googled it, I came across the phrase, which says "01font00At the behind of the Cathedral, there's a church.02font00", and about 500 other expressions like this.02br
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00Most of these pages are guides for towns, often written by someone who is not a native English user. Pity they don't submit their texts to this site 0
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0 01i00The waiter is behind the bar02i00, or 01i00he is back of the bar02i00. 02br
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01i00I put on my bathrobe and slippers and went to the door. It was Brett. Back of her02i00 [i.e. Behind her]01i00 was the count. 02i02br
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0I see. 02br
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00Now, what about the meaning of "the behind" itself?02br
00When you say, in a casual&informal way, "Which is bigger, your brain or your behind?"02br
00"Behind" in this case is used to mean "your buttocks", right?02br
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00Can "the behind" also mean "your back" in the following example?02br
00When you
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0No, when used as a noun, it's your buttocks, not your back. 02br
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00If you said "Watch your behind!" I'd assume you thought I had an extremely large a** and you were afraid I was going to knock something over with it 050010id1
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0Is it like this?02br
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00"I shall never forget what your family has done to me. Watch your behind, cos maybe I'll kick some a**, maybe I'll start with yours."02br
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00So, when you say "watch your behind", it's actually a kind of a threat. I see.02br
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00Thank you Ms.Grammer Geek, and thank you all.02br
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