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Vincent Teo Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Floating on the stream

Can I say,

The boat is floating on / in / at / along / down / up the stream.
  

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HI VT I might use "in". This would suggest that the boat is stationary. If I used "down" or "up", that would suggest that the boat is moving.

— Yankee

  • HI VT I might use "in".
  • This would suggest that the boat is stationary.
  • If I used "down" or "up", that would suggest that the boat is moving.
  • The boat would be moving only because the water is moving.
  • I might possibly say "the boat is floating on the water", but I don't think I would ever say "the boat is floating on the stream".
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HI VT

I might use "in". This would suggest that the boat is stationary.

If I used "down" or "up", that would suggest that the boat is moving. The boat would be moving only because the water is moving.

I might possibly say "the boat is floating on the water", but I don't think I would ever say "the boat is floating on the stream".
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