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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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THE SEA

0Dear Teachers,02br
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001. She dived under the sea / below the sea last weekend.02br
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00- Is this sentence ok to say?02br
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00Thanks a lot to Teachers!02br
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0Not 01i 00below02i 00. 01i 00Under02i 00 is better, but still seems odd to me. It is difficult to get 'under/below' something that is several miles deep.

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  • 0Not 01i 00below02i 00.
  • 01i 00Under02i 00 is better, but still seems odd to me.
  • It is difficult to get 'under/below' something that is several miles deep.
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0Not 01i00below02i00. 01i00Under02i00 is better, but still seems odd to me. It is difficult to get 'under/below' something that is several miles deep. Why not use the usual simple '01b01i00into02i02b00'?0-
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0 Your sentence is indeed strange. It's like she dived 01font00under the bottom of the sea02font00.0-
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