On the outer side
I wonder if this expression is correct English?
And if so..:
What exactly does it mean?
Does it solely mean 'on the surface' of something, like 'on the outer side of the wall'?
Or can it represent a place or space, like 'There are gas giants on the outer side of the asteroid system' ?
Or like this :
'The Chinese have landed on the outer side of the moon, the bit we never see from earth'
'When the moon is dark from our point of view, it's fully illuminated on the outer side.'
Can it be used poetically to represent a place out of reach, or a place where one usually doesn't go? Or would it sound strange?
Top answer
it. Take a look at those to see how the expression is used. q=%22on+the+outer+side+of%22&l=0 I don't see it as the kind of expression that would normally be used to describe astronomical positions, as in the examples you asked about.
- it.
- Take a look at those to see how the expression is used.
- q=%22on+the+outer+side+of%22&l=0 I don't see it as the kind of expression that would normally be used to describe astronomical positions, as in the examples you asked about.
- CJ
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That expression is not used much, as evidenced by the fact that only eight examples can be found in the corpus fraze.it.
Take a look at those to see how the expression is used.
https://fraze.it/n_search.jsp?q=%22on+the+outer+side+of%22&l=0
I don't see it as the kind of
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