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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Underneath

I have a quick question on underneath: Can we say "underneath" his chin or something like that? Basically, using it in place of 'under.' Or, does underneath refer to something within, like underneath her clothes etc.
  

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Normally, under and within, but 'underneath his chin is his Adam's apple' sounds 'within' enough to me.

— Mister Micawber

  • Normally, under and within, but 'underneath his chin is his Adam's apple' sounds 'within' enough to me.
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Normally, under and within, but 'underneath his chin is his Adam's apple' sounds 'within' enough to me.
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Thanks, Mr. M, but can it used to mean under or below only? Wordweb gives an example: floor underneath the table. So I am guessing we can use it like we use 'below'?
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I'd have to see the specific sentences to judge appropriateness.
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underneath emphasizes a relation between physical things where one is covered or obscured from view in some way by the other.

To my ear, underneath his chin qualifies. The chin may obscure things, and thus "cover" them.

CJ
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