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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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How would you write the following sentence?

The four chairs are in a square./positioned in a square, each chair is a corner of the square.

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Either of these is comprehensible, but neither is natural. "The four chairs are in a square" could also mean that they are "within" a square. The word "positioned" has more to do with position at a point, rather than the overall shape that they make.

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  • Either of these is comprehensible, but neither is natural.
  • "The four chairs are in a square" could also mean that they are "within" a square.
  • The word "positioned" has more to do with position at a point, rather than the overall shape that they make.
  • However, this is a fuzzy distinction.
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Either of these is comprehensible, but neither is natural. "The four chairs are in a square" could also mean that they are "within" a square. The word "positioned" has more to do with position at a point, rather than the overall shape that they make. However, this is a fuzzy distinction. You could definitely say "I've positioned the chairs at 5-meter intervals throughout the room."
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