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Ant_222 Posted 18 years ago
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Surronded/edged by/with rocks

0 Good time_of_day to everybody!02br
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00 Could you please revise the little sentece below and tell me what's wrong with it, and which of the alternative words you'd choose.02br
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00 "From/In the south the forest was surrouded/edged by/with rocks"02br
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00 Thanks in advence for your help,02br
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0 Hello Ant,02br 02br 00"From the south" suggests a viewpoint; so "in the south" would be better. 02br 02br 00"Edged with" suggests decorative intent on someone's part, so I would exclude that. On the other hand, "surrounded" implies "encircled"; so you couldn't be surrounded on the south side only.

— MrPedantic

  • 0 Hello Ant,02br 02br 00"From the south" suggests a viewpoint; so "in the south" would be better.
  • 02br 02br 00"Edged with" suggests decorative intent on someone's part, so I would exclude that.
  • On the other hand, "surrounded" implies "encircled"; so you couldn't be surrounded on the south side only.
  • 02br 02br 00Best wishes,02br 02br 00MrP 0-
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0 Hello Ant,02br
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00"From the south" suggests a viewpoint; so "in the south" would be better. But you might consider "On its south side".02br
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00"Edged with" suggests decorative intent on someone's part, so I would exclude that. On the other hand, "surrounded" implies "encircled"; so you couldn't be surrounded on the south side only. "Bordered with
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01cite10Ant_22212cite10From/In12blockquote
10 Both work but "from the south" suggests movement. I would use "in the south".01blockquote
01cite10Ant_22212cite10rocks12blockquote
10Can you expand on that? I have trouble forming the image from that descripti
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0 Thank you, MrPedantic and Huevos.02br
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01cite10Huevos12cite11blockquote
11cite20Ant_22222cite20rocks22blockquote
20Can you expand on that? I have trouble forming the image from that description.12br
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10 I mean a ridge
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