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Pructus Posted 11 years ago
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Do native speakers find any difference in meaning or nuances between 1 and 2 below?
1. She lied on her resume.
2. She lied in her resume.
Hello...
Do native speakers find any difference in meaning or nuances between 1 and 2 below?
1. She lied on her resume.
2. She lied in her resume.
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They are both OK. I would naturally say "in" because the sense is the words (lies) which are contained in a document - the document is the container of words. As a resume is made up of one or more pages - a page is a surface - then "on" is also OK.
- They are both OK.
- I would naturally say "in" because the sense is the words (lies) which are contained in a document - the document is the container of words.
- As a resume is made up of one or more pages - a page is a surface - then "on" is also OK.
- However, we are talking about the content of the resume - the words in it - more than the placement of words on a surface.
- So "in" feels slightly better but I would not criticise "on".
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They are both OK. I would naturally say "in" because the sense is the words (lies) which are contained in a document - the document is the container of words.
As a resume is made up of one or more pages - a page is a surface - then "on" is also OK.
However, we are talking about the content of the resume - the words in it - more than the placement of words on a surface. So "in"
As a resume is made up of one or more pages - a page is a surface - then "on" is also OK.
However, we are talking about the content of the resume - the words in it - more than the placement of words on a surface. So "in"
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