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Ac2000 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
"under" or not?
Dear forum readers,
I'm sometimes not sure whether "under" is the right preposition in two dimensional settings (computer screens or drawings on paper) or do you use "below" or even "beneath"?
For example in a computer program, when people should use the mouse to drag&drop items somewhere on the sceen, is it OK to say:
"Drag the words under the photos."
It sounds a bit weird to me, but I can't say why. Maybe a native speaker could help?
(I think you could also say: "match the words to the photos" or "label the photos". But it's not so useful in this particular case because it should be made clear at which position exactly the words should be placed in relation to the photos).
Thanks,
ac2000
I'm sometimes not sure whether "under" is the right preposition in two dimensional settings (computer screens or drawings on paper) or do you use "below" or even "beneath"?
For example in a computer program, when people should use the mouse to drag&drop items somewhere on the sceen, is it OK to say:
"Drag the words under the photos."
It sounds a bit weird to me, but I can't say why. Maybe a native speaker could help?
(I think you could also say: "match the words to the photos" or "label the photos". But it's not so useful in this particular case because it should be made clear at which position exactly the words should be placed in relation to the photos).
Thanks,
ac2000
Top answer
I see no great problem with under , but I would probably use below or beneath and add to : Drag the words to beneath the photos.
- I see no great problem with under , but I would probably use below or beneath and add to : Drag the words to beneath the photos.
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I see no great problem with under, but I would probably use below or beneath and add to: Drag the words to beneath the photos.
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