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Blueblooded65 Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

One's mind be at a place

Is it right?
Her mind was at his house.
I mean she was thinking about the affairs inside his house.
  

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Hi, I wouldn't say it is wrong, in a rather literary style. But more common is to say eg 'Her mind was on his house', meaning she was thinking about it. Clive

— Clive

  • Hi, I wouldn't say it is wrong, in a rather literary style.
  • But more common is to say eg 'Her mind was on his house', meaning she was thinking about it.
  • Clive
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Hi,

I wouldn't say it is wrong, in a rather literary style.

But more common is to say eg 'Her mind was on his house', meaning she was thinking about it.

Clive
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I would agree with that. Although "at" is certainly correct, it is a more poetic way to say the same thing. "On" is the more commonly accepted word.
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Thanks
I learned one thing more!!
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althought I living in Vietnames, but i want trying now :x
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her mind is on his house doesn't seem to be correct,i think you should have said 'her mind is on HER house...
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Only she knows whose house her mind is on. Emotion: smile

My heart's in the highlands;
My heart is not here.
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That depends on whose house she is thinking about.

Clive
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a nice and funny approach:))
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So what should I write now?
How can I say that he was thinking about the situation in her house?
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