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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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on/with his trumpet at the talent show

0Sam played a tune on his trumpet at the talent show.02br
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00Could I replace "on" in the above with "with?" If not, what does 'on' refer to? Thanks.0-
  

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02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-

— Clive

  • 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-
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0Hi,02br
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00You could say 'with', but the colloquialism is to say 01b00'on02b00 a musical instrument'.02br
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00Best wishes, Clive0-
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0Thanks, Clive.02br
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00By the way, are there subtle nuances between01b00 on02b00 and01b00 with02b00 in the base sentence? Thanks.0-
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0Hi,02br
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01b01font00Sam played a tune on his trumpet at the talent show.02font02b02br
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01font00are there subtle nuances between01b00 on02b00 and01b00 with02b00 in the base sentence? 02font02br
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0Thanks, Clive.02br
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01b01font00Sam played a tune01u00 on02u00 his trumpet at the talent show.02font02b02br
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00For the sake of curiosity, what does "on" in the base sentence refer to? We don't say it that way; we use "with."0-
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0Hi, 02br
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00It's really just the idiomatic way we use in talking about playing musical instruments. Perhaps it means 'by touching'.02br
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01i00on the piano, on the guitar, on the tuba.02i02br
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00Clive0-
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