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Davidrock65 Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
read or say?
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A: You might have to click in the upper left-hand corner of the text-area to make your typing cursor appear.
Can I replace in the upper left-hand corner with at the upper left -hand corner? If not, why?
B: I remember there was this sign in his office that said PAINLESS DENTIST, UPSTAIRS.
Can I replace said with read? If not, why? I'm often confused as to when to use read or say when it comes to signs, titles, etc.
Thanks for your detailed explanation.
A: You might have to click in the upper left-hand corner of the text-area to make your typing cursor appear.
Can I replace in the upper left-hand corner with at the upper left -hand corner? If not, why?
B: I remember there was this sign in his office that said PAINLESS DENTIST, UPSTAIRS.
Can I replace said with read? If not, why? I'm often confused as to when to use read or say when it comes to signs, titles, etc.
Thanks for your detailed explanation.
Top answer
A: We say "in" or "on" with corners. "At" is not such a precise position. B: "Said" or "read" is the same here.
- A: We say "in" or "on" with corners.
- "At" is not such a precise position.
- B: "Said" or "read" is the same here.
- The sign said this, in the sense that this is what it announced, or it read this, in the sense that this is what people could read.
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A: We say "in" or "on" with corners. "At" is not such a precise position.
B: "Said" or "read" is the same here. The sign said this, in the sense that this is what it announced, or it read this, in the sense that this is what people could read.
B: "Said" or "read" is the same here. The sign said this, in the sense that this is what it announced, or it read this, in the sense that this is what people could read.
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