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Dido4 Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

on / at the coast

They move south every winter and usually arrive at the coast of Tainan around Oct.

1.Can I use on instead:

They move south every winter and usually arrive on the coast of Tainan around Oct.

2.Are there the same meaning between these two words?

Thank you.
  

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You can use on instead, yes, although it depends to some extent on what "they" are. Normally things which don't come out of the water, for example, fish or icebergs, would not be literally on the coast. There is a tendency to favor at in those cases, although on is also used with the understanding that these things are not really physically on the ground which borders the water.

— CalifJim

  • You can use on instead, yes, although it depends to some extent on what "they" are.
  • Normally things which don't come out of the water, for example, fish or icebergs, would not be literally on the coast.
  • There is a tendency to favor at in those cases, although on is also used with the understanding that these things are not really physically on the ground which borders the water.
  • CJ
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You can use on instead, yes, although it depends to some extent on what "they" are.
Normally things which don't come out of the water, for example, fish or icebergs, would not be literally on the coast. There is a tendency to favor at in those cases, although on is also used with the understanding that these things are not really physically on the ground
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