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Lia lilia Posted 5 years ago
Grammar

Prepositions

Could you please tell me if there is a difference between these prepositions in this sentence:

My cousins often spend their free time on/at the banks of the river.

Thank you in advance.

  

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lia lilia difference There is no practical difference, but if you want to split hairs, "on" suggests being quite close to the river while "at" suggests being in the general vicinity of the river. CJ

  • lia lilia difference There is no practical difference, but if you want to split hairs, "on" suggests being quite close to the river while "at" suggests being in the general vicinity of the river.
  • CJ
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lia liliadifference

There is no practical difference, but if you want to split hairs, "on" suggests being quite close to the river while "at" suggests being in the general vicinity of the river.

CJ

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