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Anonymous Posted 5 years ago
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In /on the floor
Is it correct to say “your clothes are ON the floor” or “IN the floor” ?
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on the floor (touching the surface of the floor) NOT in the floor (inside the enclosure that is the floor) A floor is not an enclosure or a container, so "in" doesn't work. CJ
- on the floor (touching the surface of the floor) NOT in the floor (inside the enclosure that is the floor) A floor is not an enclosure or a container, so "in" doesn't work.
- CJ
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on the floor (touching the surface of the floor)
NOT in the floor (inside the enclosure that is the floor)
A floor is not an enclosure or a container, so "in" doesn't work.
CJ
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