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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
Lean on / lean against
Dears,
I always thought that one can say "to lean against a door" but not "to lean on a door".
Could you please explain me why in some places they write the phrase "Do not lean on door" instead of "Do not lean against door".
Which of those two variants is grammatically preferable?
And why there is no article before the word "door"?
TIA for your reply.
I always thought that one can say "to lean against a door" but not "to lean on a door".
Could you please explain me why in some places they write the phrase "Do not lean on door" instead of "Do not lean against door".
Which of those two variants is grammatically preferable?
And why there is no article before the word "door"?
TIA for your reply.
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Anonymous ould you please explain to me why in some places they write the phrase "Do not lean on door" Why? To fit the words on a small sign. On has 2 letters, against has 7.
- Anonymous ould you please explain to me why in some places they write the phrase "Do not lean on door" Why?
- To fit the words on a small sign.
- On has 2 letters, against has 7.
- Where space is limited, such as a headline, words are left out, or shorter words are substituted.
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Anonymousould you please explain to me why in some places they write the phrase "Do not lean on door"Why? To fit the words on a small sign. On has 2 letters, against has 7.
Where space is limited, such as a headline, words are left out, or shorter words are substituted.
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Thank you for the explanation and for the correction 
So, the phrase "Do not lean against the door" is more preferable fr
So, the phrase "Do not lean against the door" is more preferable fr
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