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Thread: at the north or on the north
- 23-Apr-2010, 09:53 #1
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at the north or on the north I am not sure which one to use when referring to a mountain that is towards the north of a X site.
- A mountain stands at the north of the site. OR
- A mountain stands on the north of the site. OR
- A mountain stands in the north of the site.
I have gone through a couple of websites i.e wikipedia and dictionary and they all seem to be correct.
Please let me know if any of them is incorrect.
Thank you.
- 23-Apr-2010, 10:23 #2
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Teacher Re: at the north or on the north I wouldn't use "on". I would probably use "at".
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- 23-Apr-2010, 15:10 #3
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Teacher Re: at the north or on the north A mountain stands to the north of the site. (The mountain isn't on the site). Originally Posted by ubplaytime
A mountain stands on/at the north of the site. (The mountain is on the site, or abuts the site).
- 23-Apr-2010, 15:15 #4
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Re: at the north or on the north Do you really need a preposition? Wouldn't "A mountain stands north of the site" be correct?
- 23-Apr-2010, 15:57 #5
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Teacher Re: at the north or on the north That would mean the same as "to the north of the site", which means "off the site". Originally Posted by Jasmin165
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