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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
In/on?
Why do we say "ON a cold winter's afternoon" when we teach "IN the afternoon" ?
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The first would appear as a background time setting, establishing a general time; the second indicates a specific time frame within which the event occurred. That's how I feel it.
- The first would appear as a background time setting, establishing a general time; the second indicates a specific time frame within which the event occurred.
- That's how I feel it.
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The first would appear as a background time setting, establishing a general time; the second indicates a specific time frame within which the event occurred. That's how I feel it.
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