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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

step in/on

Hi,

1.Should I use 'step in' or 'step on' here?
2.Can I use 'a heap of' instead of 'a pile of' here?
3.Should I use 'dog's crap' or 'dog crap' here?

"He carelessly stepped in/on a pile of/a heap of dog crap/dog's crap."

Thanks.
  

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Should I use 'step in' or 'step on' here? "Stepped in" is definitely the preferred preposition for this particular item. "****" is uncountable.

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  • Should I use 'step in' or 'step on' here?
  • "Stepped in" is definitely the preferred preposition for this particular item.
  • "****" is uncountable.
  • But you might step on a ****.
  • It's not a hard and fast rule.
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Anonymous1.Should I use 'step in' or 'step on' here? "Stepped in" is definitely the preferred preposition for this particular item. "****" is uncountable. But you might step on a ****. It's not a hard and fast rule. You step in wet concrete, but you step on cured concrete.
2.Can I use 'a heap of' instead of 'a pile
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Hi,
You might want to note that there are lots of situations in which the word '****' would not be considered polite.

Clive
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Hi,

Thank you very much!
Then, can I use 'a heap of' in the example?
Is there any difference between 'a heap of' and 'a pile of' in the example I gave?
Could you please tell me which word I can use to replace '****' here to make it sound more polite?

Thanks.
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Hi,
Then, can I use 'a heap of' in the example? Yes.

Is there any difference between 'a heap of' and 'a pile of' in the example I gave? 'A heap of' sounds bigger. But why not just say 'some'? Is there a need to describe such a thing in detail?

Could you please tell me which word I can use to replace '****' here to make it sound more polite? In my culture, the polite thing is
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I see what you mean. Thank you very much, Clive.
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