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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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The ship is sailing on the sea OR The ship is sailing in the sea?
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Hi, Both are OK. It'snt something we'd say much, because the sea is where you usually expect a ship to be. But we commonly say things like 'The ship was in the Atlantic last week, and now it's in the Pacific'.
- Hi, Both are OK.
- It'snt something we'd say much, because the sea is where you usually expect a ship to be.
- But we commonly say things like 'The ship was in the Atlantic last week, and now it's in the Pacific'.
- Clive
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Hi,
Both are OK.
It'snt something we'd say much, because the sea is where you usually expect a ship to be.
But we commonly say things like 'The ship was in the Atlantic last week, and now it's in the Pacific'.
Clive
Both are OK.
It'snt something we'd say much, because the sea is where you usually expect a ship to be.
But we commonly say things like 'The ship was in the Atlantic last week, and now it's in the Pacific'.
Clive
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