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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
On or in the document ?
0 Hi, 02 br
00 could you help me and let me know what is correct English and why: 02 br
00 "an amount stated on an invoice" or "an amount stated in an invoice" 02 br
00 "a statement on a Bill of Lading" or "a statement in a Bill of Lading" 02 br
00 "a wrong figure on a Proforma Invoice" or "a wrong figure in a Proforma Invoice" 02 br
00 "a note on a piece of paper" or "a note in a piece of paper" 02 br
00 I believe to have learned "a statement on a document", but some native speakers from Canada say it must be "a statement in a document" even if it is just one sheet of paper, and not a document in the sense of a book or dossier. 02 br
00 Thanks in advance for your help. 02 br
00 Best regards, Burkhard 0-
00 could you help me and let me know what is correct English and why: 02 br
00 "an amount stated on an invoice" or "an amount stated in an invoice" 02 br
00 "a statement on a Bill of Lading" or "a statement in a Bill of Lading" 02 br
00 "a wrong figure on a Proforma Invoice" or "a wrong figure in a Proforma Invoice" 02 br
00 "a note on a piece of paper" or "a note in a piece of paper" 02 br
00 I believe to have learned "a statement on a document", but some native speakers from Canada say it must be "a statement in a document" even if it is just one sheet of paper, and not a document in the sense of a book or dossier. 02 br
00 Thanks in advance for your help. 02 br
00 Best regards, Burkhard 0-
Top answer
01 b 02 br 02 br 02 b 00 However 01 b 02 br 02 b 00 "a note 01 b 00 on 02 b 00 a piece of paper" 02 br 00 because you describe the placement/writing of the note 01 b 00 on the surface of the paper 02 b 00 . 02 br 01 b 02 br 02 br 02 b 0-
- 01 b 02 br 02 br 02 b 00 However 01 b 02 br 02 b 00 "a note 01 b 00 on 02 b 00 a piece of paper" 02 br 00 because you describe the placement/writing of the note 01 b 00 on the surface of the paper 02 b 00 .
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0 Everything related to the 01 b 00 contents of 02 b 00 something (including of an invoice) should use 01 b 00 in 02 b 00 , IMO. 01 b 02 br
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02 b 00 However 01 b 02 br
02 b 00 "a note 01 b 00 on 02 b 00 a piece of paper" 02 br
00 because you describe the placement/writing of the note
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02 b 00 However 01 b 02 br
02 b 00 "a note 01 b 00 on 02 b 00 a piece of paper" 02 br
00 because you describe the placement/writing of the note
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0 Dear Marius, 02 br
00 Thank you very much for your speedy reply and your explanations. 02 br
00 1) "should use" or "must use" ? 02 br
00 2) What is IMO ? 02 br
00 3) There are thousands of organizations in Britain, the USA etc. who do not seem to know this simple grammatical rule then. How is that possible? I am really puzzled. Here are two examples I have fo
00 Thank you very much for your speedy reply and your explanations. 02 br
00 1) "should use" or "must use" ? 02 br
00 2) What is IMO ? 02 br
00 3) There are thousands of organizations in Britain, the USA etc. who do not seem to know this simple grammatical rule then. How is that possible? I am really puzzled. Here are two examples I have fo
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