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BehindSky Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Center On
http://www.projectaccessforall.org/node/134
"The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum is a science and history museum centered on a World War II-era aircraft carrier. "
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/03/arts/design/03kool.html?pagewanted=all
"It has been 12 years since the Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas unleashed his concept of “the generic city,” a sprawling metropolis of repetitive buildings centered on an airport and inhabited by a tribe of global nomads with few local loyalties."
http://navalaviationnews.navylive.dodlive.mil/2010/08/30/the-big-one/
"Naval Aviation played a crucial part in the overall U.S. response to the disaster with 32 aircraft and 57 helicopters providing mobility to materiel and personnel that simply could not be moved any other way over Haiti’s rugged terrain. More than 20 Navy vessels, centered on USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), participated in the operation."
Could "center around" be used in place of "center on"? How is "center on" different from "center around"?
"The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum is a science and history museum centered on a World War II-era aircraft carrier. "
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/03/arts/design/03kool.html?pagewanted=all
"It has been 12 years since the Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas unleashed his concept of “the generic city,” a sprawling metropolis of repetitive buildings centered on an airport and inhabited by a tribe of global nomads with few local loyalties."
http://navalaviationnews.navylive.dodlive.mil/2010/08/30/the-big-one/
"Naval Aviation played a crucial part in the overall U.S. response to the disaster with 32 aircraft and 57 helicopters providing mobility to materiel and personnel that simply could not be moved any other way over Haiti’s rugged terrain. More than 20 Navy vessels, centered on USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), participated in the operation."
Could "center around" be used in place of "center on"? How is "center on" different from "center around"?
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You could replace "on" with "around" but "a center", by definition, refers to "a single point (the middle of something)" so the prepositions on , or at and in seem more accurate.
- You could replace "on" with "around" but "a center", by definition, refers to "a single point (the middle of something)" so the prepositions on , or at and in seem more accurate.
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You could replace "on" with "around" but "a center", by definition, refers to "a single point (the middle of something)" so the prepositions on, or at and in seem more accurate.
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