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HSS Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

On a State, in a State

Hello, there.

[1] Regular coffee drinkers are keeping their bodies on a constant state of emergency.

Couldn't the on be, or shouldn't it be, in --- in a constant state of emergency?

Hiro/ Sendai, Japan

P.S. I'm reading an article on allergy to caffeine because I am allergic to it, and so are surprisingly many.
  

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Yes it should be in a constant state of emergency. You might use 'on' in some contexts though - coffee drinkers are keeping their bodies on a high.

  • Yes it should be in a constant state of emergency.
  • You might use 'on' in some contexts though - coffee drinkers are keeping their bodies on a high.
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Yes it should be in a constant state of emergency.

You might use 'on' in some contexts though - coffee drinkers are keeping their bodies on a high.
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Hi, Nona. How are you? Fine, I hope!

The paragraph is like the following. Could you confirm in is still the right preposition to use here. Thanks, Nona.

Hiro/ Sendai, Japan

Caffeine not only blocks the action of adenosine, it also stimulates the adrenal glands to produce two stress hormones - adrenalin and cortisol. This gives a small kick to
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I think it should be 'in'

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