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Vincent Teo Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

in / on water

Do I say,

(a) The boy is playing with a toy boat in / on the water.

(b) The boy is playing with a toy boat in / on water.
  

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(a) The boy is playing with a toy boat in / on the water. Nazrul, Bangladesh

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  • (a) The boy is playing with a toy boat in / on the water.
  • Nazrul, Bangladesh
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(a) The boy is playing with a toy boat in / on the water.
Nazrul, Bangladesh
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a) Either way. "In" suggests he's in there with it.
b) Not good. It implies that there is some other liquid people often use for that, and there is not..

P.S. - Just don't say "Toy boat, toy boat, toy boat, toy boat, toy boat."
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