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Ryansamturner Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Right on or Right at?

Where we lived, there was almost everything we needed right on our doorstep.'

Is this correct or would you say 'right at'?

Where I live (Scotland), I'm sure we use 'right on' more.
  

Top answer

For me (England), the natural choice is "right on".

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  • For me (England), the natural choice is "right on".
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For me (England), the natural choice is "right on".
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In American English, I hear "right at our doorstep."
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AlpheccaStarsIn American English, I hear "right at our doorstep."
It seems that way. But it hear both in conversations. That said, I would take the liberty to edit the sentence to make it sound more natural. Our neighborhood has everything we need at the doorstep.
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grammarfreak AlpheccaStarsIn American English, I hear "right at our doorstep."It seems that way. But it hear both in conversations. That said, I would take the liberty to edit the sentence to make it sound more natural. Our neighborhood has everything we need at the doorstep.
Setting aside the on/at question, "right ... our doorstep" seems completely natural t
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GPY "right ... our doorstep" seems completely natural to me.
"At our doorstep", or " At the doorstep" both are fine. That wasn't the part that I felt could be improved The reason I used " the" is because I edited the OP sentence from "where we live " to " Our neighborhood has everything we need ...." So avoid using " our " twice, I used the definite article,
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