deck & the deck

Anonymouswhat is the difference between these two

he was standing on the deck

he stood on deck

No difference. "On deck" sounds a little more like the official nautical expression.

"On deck" applies only to being on a ship.

If someone was standing on the deck behind my house, it requires an article.

Grammar Geek"On deck" applies only to being on a ship.

If someone was standing on the deck behind my house, it requires an article.

Hi, GG.

"Only" made me think immediately of another use that I hadn't thought of before. In baseball's order of batting, "on deck" comes between "up" and "in the hole".

Right you are!

If it had been "What does 'He is on deck' mean?" I would have gone right to baseball. But "standing on deck" seems to make sense only in the nautical sense. At least to me.

Isn't there a baseball thing "In the circle"? Is that the pratice circle where the person who "is on deck" stands?

Grammar GeekRight you are!

If it had been "What does 'He is on deck' mean?" I would have gone right to baseball. But "standing on deck" seems to make sense only in the nautical sense. At least to me.

Isn't there a baseball thing "In the circle"? Is that the pratice circle where the person who "is on deck" stands?

Now you're asking too mu

Where is the 'bull pen' -- isn't that baseball, too?

That's where the pitchers warm up.

0when people ask "is he on deck right now?" as in slang terms it means is he preped, in other terms when my friends say ex."hey is eddy on deck right now" they mean "is he fresh right now" also meaning is he loaded. some might reconize the term "is he dry" when it comes to slang, "is he on deck" is just the opposite of it. most people use it now, not refering it to any sports or ships but as in