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Lorna29 Posted 17 years ago
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Is this correct? help please...
Is this correct?
* Under the sky, there is an airplane. Under the airplane, there is a house.
* Under the sky, there is a cloud. Under the cloud, there is a rainbow.
Under means below right? or at the lower position.
* Under the sky, there is an airplane. Under the airplane, there is a house.
* Under the sky, there is a cloud. Under the cloud, there is a rainbow.
Under means below right? or at the lower position.
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Under means below, beneath, etc. K. =^^=
- Under means below, beneath, etc.
- K.
- =^^=
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Personally, I find the phrase "under the sky..." misleading, since the sky has no "over," i.e., a top over which one might look or under which one might find shelter. "Sky" is infinite. However, airplanes, clouds, even rainbows are finite - come to an end, are (generally) solid objects with top, bottom, sides, etc. That said, UNDER certainly means BELOW, such that a house wil
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Say "in the sky."
It's odd to say "there's an airplane in the sky" and "under the airplane is a house." It sounds like there is a house sailing around in the sky like in the Wizard of Oz.
It's odd to say "there's an airplane in the sky" and "under the airplane is a house." It sounds like there is a house sailing around in the sky like in the Wizard of Oz.
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