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MustAsk Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Hang by ones arm on a cliff?

Hi

Do characters in movies hang by their arm?

I have no clue how I could express that any better, I hope you understand.

Thanks!
  

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MustAsk Do characters in movies hang by their arm? They can. And so can people who are not in movies!

— CalifJim

  • MustAsk Do characters in movies hang by their arm?
  • They can.
  • And so can people who are not in movies!
  • If you want to emphasize how precarious their situation is, you can say they are hanging (off the cliff) by one arm .
  • ) CJ
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MustAskDo characters in movies hang by their arm?
They can. And so can people who are not in movies!

If you want to emphasize how precarious their situation is, you can say they are hanging (off the cliff) by one arm.

(They hang off the cliff, not on the cliff.)

CJ
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Thanks!

That's interesting, I always thought it was 'hang on'. But anyways, hanging off a building instead of on a building right?

And also, are these possible:

Hang from a building
Hang from a cliff?

Thanks again!
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MustAskI always thought it was 'hang on'.
This is a bit tricky. You can hang on (or hold on) to just about anything. Hang on (Hold on) to your hat. Hang on (Hold on) to the handrail when going up the stairs. In the example with a cliff, even though you are hanging on (holding on) to the cliff (describing your efforts to k
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