0
Rashi3278 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Punctuation

I am standing on the side of the corner. Again please tell me the error in the sentence. I know the basic usage of On- for a surface or for street, At- for specific location and In-for a space but while using it I get confused. How to improve?
  

Top answer

Hi, I am standing on the side of the corner. Again please tell me the error in the sentence. This is not wrong, but it is not natural.

— Clive

  • Hi, I am standing on the side of the corner.
  • Again please tell me the error in the sentence.
  • This is not wrong, but it is not natural.
  • It would be natural to say 'I am standing at/on the corner'.
  • I know the basic usage of On- for a surface or for street, At- for specific location and In-for a space but while using it I get confused.
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

4 Answers
0
Hi,

I am standing on the side of the corner. Again please tell me the error in the sentence.

This is not wrong, but it is not natural. It would be natural to say 'I am standing at/on the corner'.

I know the basic usage of On- for a surface or for street, At- for specific location and In-for a space but while using it I get confused. How to improve?

Re
0
0
rashi3278I am standing on the side of the corner.
Do corners have sides? I don't think we usually conceptualize corners as having sides. Maybe you mean "beside", but that's not idiomatic either. Try this:

I am standing near the corner.

CJ
0
0
CalifJim
rashi3278I am standing on the side of the corner.
Do corners have sides? I don't think we usually conceptualize corners as having sides. Maybe you mean "beside", but that's not idiomatic either. Try this:I am standing near the corner.CJ
Hi CJ,
Just my nosy two cents. But I think I can see what the OP meant. I
0
0
dimsumexpressI supposed that was what the OP was trying to depict by "on the side of the corner" even though it wasn't exactly idiomatic.
You could very well be right about that!

CJ
0

Related Questions