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Mr. Tom Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
Use of below
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Please tell me if the use of below/beneath is natural in these sentences? Any suggestion is welcome.
He was on the stage when it gave -- I was below/beneath it.
The Trojan war was fought below/beneath the walls of Troy.
And what do we use with a huge block of apartments? Beneath?
[man to his friend on a mobile phone]
Hey, come down; I'm beneath your apartment.
Thanks,
Tom
Please tell me if the use of below/beneath is natural in these sentences? Any suggestion is welcome.
He was on the stage when it gave -- I was below/beneath it.
The Trojan war was fought below/beneath the walls of Troy.
And what do we use with a huge block of apartments? Beneath?
[man to his friend on a mobile phone]
Hey, come down; I'm beneath your apartment.
Thanks,
Tom
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He was on the stage when it gave -- I was beneath it. The Trojan War was fought before the walls of Troy. Hey, come down; I'm in front of your apartment.
- He was on the stage when it gave -- I was beneath it.
- The Trojan War was fought before the walls of Troy.
- Hey, come down; I'm in front of your apartment.
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He was on the stage when it gave -- I was beneath it.
The Trojan War was fought before the walls of Troy.
Hey, come down; I'm in front of your apartment.
The Trojan War was fought before the walls of Troy.
Hey, come down; I'm in front of your apartment.
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Thanks, MM! One more question.
In the story it was "beneath the wall of Troy" -- do you think that's a misprint?
Tom
In the story it was "beneath the wall of Troy" -- do you think that's a misprint?
Tom
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No, but I don't think it is quite right. Much of the Trojan War was fought out on the plain between Troy and the sea. 'Beneath' means immediately so, in the shadow of the walls, so to speak.
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