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Hanuman_2000 Posted 20 years ago
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undeground

0Hello,02br
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001. The roots grow underground.02br
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002. The roots grow under the ground.02br
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00Which one is correct?0-
  

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0 01blockquote 01cite 10Hanuman_200012cite 12br 10Hello,12br 12br 101. 12br 12br 102. 12br 12br 12blockquote 10To me, both sentences make sense.

— Rishonly

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  • 12br 12br 12blockquote 10To me, both sentences make sense.
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01cite10Hanuman_200012cite12br
10Hello,12br
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101. The roots grow underground.12br
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102. The roots grow under the ground.12br
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10Which one is correct?12br
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10To me, both sentences make sense. In the first se
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0Hello,02br
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00Could any forum guru put their thoughts?0-
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0Hello Hanuman02br
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00I'd agree with Rish – both sentences seem fine to me. 02br
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00If there's a difference between them, it's that #1 presents an ordinary statement about where the roots grow, while #2, by avoiding the standard phrase, seems more specific.02br
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00You might use #2 in this kind of context, for example:01bl
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0 01blockquote
01cite10Hanuman_200012cite12br
10Hello,12br
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101. The roots grow underground.12br
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102. The roots grow under the ground.12br
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10Which one is correct?12br
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10The BNC gives this result:02br
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0And probably in the context of coffins.02br
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00(But can we exclude "underground" as in "tube" from the search?)02br
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00MrP0-
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