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Debpriya De Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Use of at
" I am sitting at my desk."
Does this sentence mean I am sitting on a chair with a desk in front of me and not sitting on the desk itself ?
Can we use " at " in a similar fashion for other furniture like table and pedestal ?
Does this sentence mean I am sitting on a chair with a desk in front of me and not sitting on the desk itself ?
Can we use " at " in a similar fashion for other furniture like table and pedestal ?
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" Does this sentence mean I am sitting on a chair with a desk in front of me and not sitting on the desk itself ? Yes Can we use " at " in a similar fashion for other furniture like table yes and pedestal ? What do you mean by a 'pedestal'?
- " Does this sentence mean I am sitting on a chair with a desk in front of me and not sitting on the desk itself ?
- Yes Can we use " at " in a similar fashion for other furniture like table yes and pedestal ?
- What do you mean by a 'pedestal'?
- Find another word.
- Clive
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Hi,
" I am sitting at my desk."
Does this sentence mean I am sitting on a chair with a desk in front of me and not sitting on the desk itself ? Yes
Can we use " at " in a similar fashion for other furniture like table yes
and pedestal ? What do you mean by a 'pedestal'? Find another word.
" I am sitting at my desk."
Does this sentence mean I am sitting on a chair with a desk in front of me and not sitting on the desk itself ? Yes
Can we use " at " in a similar fashion for other furniture like table yes
and pedestal ? What do you mean by a 'pedestal'? Find another word.
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Thanks for clarifying. You are right , I shouldn't have used the word 'pedestal'. I actually meant 'lectern'.
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Hi,
You 'stand at a lectern', meaning 'behind it, facing the audience'.
Clive
You 'stand at a lectern', meaning 'behind it, facing the audience'.
Clive
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