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Systemet Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

In the blackboard?

Hello,

I just thought about it.
We can say that something is in the picture, while we can write on a piece of paper to draw the picture.
When we draw a picture on a blackboard, can we say that something is written/drawn in the blackboard?

Cheers!
S
  

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systemet When we draw a picture on a blackboard, can we say that something is written/drawn in the blackboard? No, because the drawing is on the surface of the board, not inside it. We say "John is in the picture", because John was standing in a three-dimensional space which was captured by the camera or artist.

— AlpheccaStars

  • systemet When we draw a picture on a blackboard, can we say that something is written/drawn in the blackboard?
  • No, because the drawing is on the surface of the board, not inside it.
  • We say "John is in the picture", because John was standing in a three-dimensional space which was captured by the camera or artist.
  • The opposite would be: John is not visible because he was outside of the picture.
  • "
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systemetWhen we draw a picture on a blackboard, can we say that something is written/drawn in the blackboard?
No, because the drawing is on the surface of the board, not inside it.

We say "John is in the picture", because John was standing in a three-dimensional space which was captured by the camera or artist.

The opposite would be:
John
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Hello Alphecca Stars,
Thank you for your reply. It seems I made some fallacy here, thanks for clearing this up! Emotion: smile Please forgive
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