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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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ON OR IN
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Do you some tips that will help me to distiguish situations where the word "in" would be correct and where "on" would be correct in situations like these?
Do the items I mentioned in (on??) this month's agenda?
Can I find our names in (on??) the computer program?
I think we use the word "on" when some action is involved with the agenda or program like this: "Please put our names on the agenda."
Do you some tips that will help me to distiguish situations where the word "in" would be correct and where "on" would be correct in situations like these?
Do the items I mentioned in (on??) this month's agenda?
Can I find our names in (on??) the computer program?
I think we use the word "on" when some action is involved with the agenda or program like this: "Please put our names on the agenda."
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The concrete meanings are that on applies to two-dimensional surfaces and in applies to 3-dimensional containers. Metaphorical uses of the two prepositions usually conceptually follow these guidelines... but not necessarily.
- The concrete meanings are that on applies to two-dimensional surfaces and in applies to 3-dimensional containers.
- Metaphorical uses of the two prepositions usually conceptually follow these guidelines...
- but not necessarily.
- Are the items I mentioned on this month's agenda?
- -- an agenda is usually thought of as a 2-dimensional sheet of paper (but that does not make ' in ' completely wrong.
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The concrete meanings are that on applies to two-dimensional surfaces and in applies to 3-dimensional containers. Metaphorical uses of the two prepositions usually conceptually follow these guidelines... but not necessarily.
Are the items I mentioned on this month's agenda?-- an agenda is usually thought of as a 2-dimensional sheet
The concrete meanings are that on applies to two-dimensional surfaces and in applies to 3-dimensional containers. Metaphorical uses of the two prepositions usually conceptually follow these guidelines... but not necessarily.
Are the items I mentioned on this month's agenda?-- an agenda is usually thought of as a 2-dimensional sheet
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Thank you. I think you meant to write the word "in" instead of the word "on" as you have here. Right? I am referring to your "on" in your response part.
Can I find our names on the computer program?-- Names inside programs? Not likely. But you might have written the program, so your name (i.e. your mark) would be on it.
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Can I find our names on the computer program?-- Names inside programs? Not likely. But you might have written the program, so your name (i.e. your mark) would be on it.
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No, I meant your name (i.e. your mark) would be on it. Like a signature.
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No, I meant your name (i.e. your mark) would be on it. Like a signature.
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