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Johnson13 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

On the downs

-Oxen graze on the grassy downs.
-They would make their way to some ship in the Downs.

For DOWNS, does UK English prefer IN and US, ON?

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Johnson13 For DOWNS, does UK English prefer IN and US, ON? No: it is a matter of whether the writer is thinking of the surface fields or the geographical area.

— Mister Micawber

  • Johnson13 For DOWNS, does UK English prefer IN and US, ON?
  • No: it is a matter of whether the writer is thinking of the surface fields or the geographical area.
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Johnson13For DOWNS, does UK English prefer IN and US, ON?
No: it is a matter of whether the writer is thinking of the surface fields or the geographical area.
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The oxen are on the downs, the chalky upland areas in England. The ship is in the Downs, a section of the English Channel. Two different things taking two different prepositions. America has neither.
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enoon the Downs, a section of the English Channel.
Aha! And my ignorance was obvious.
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That was a simultaneous post, all appearances to the contrary. I'm not quite that snide on my good days.
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