Is 'Fish live in the water' as good English as 'Fish live in water'? Thank you in advance.
J joham Key Member Joined Oct 30, 2007 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Chinese Home Country China Current Location China Feb 27, 2012 #1 Is 'Fish live in the water' as good English as 'Fish live in water'? Thank you in advance.
bhaisahab Moderator Staff member Joined Apr 12, 2008 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country England Current Location Ireland Feb 27, 2012 #2 joham said: Is 'Fish live in the water' as good English as 'Fish live in water'? Thank you in advance. Click to expand... Yes, in the right context.
joham said: Is 'Fish live in the water' as good English as 'Fish live in water'? Thank you in advance. Click to expand... Yes, in the right context.
J joham Key Member Joined Oct 30, 2007 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Chinese Home Country China Current Location China Feb 27, 2012 #3 Thanks, bhai. Could I ask what you mean by 'in the right context'? Are there any contexts where one of them couldn't be used? Thank you again.
Thanks, bhai. Could I ask what you mean by 'in the right context'? Are there any contexts where one of them couldn't be used? Thank you again.
bhaisahab Moderator Staff member Joined Apr 12, 2008 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country England Current Location Ireland Feb 27, 2012 #4 joham said: Thanks, bhai. Could I ask what you mean by 'in the right context'? Are there any contexts where one of them couldn't be used? Thank you again. Click to expand... "Fish live in water" is a general truth. Here is an example of "fish live in the water, taken from COCA: "Not only because you needed water to drink, but also because fish live in the water."
joham said: Thanks, bhai. Could I ask what you mean by 'in the right context'? Are there any contexts where one of them couldn't be used? Thank you again. Click to expand... "Fish live in water" is a general truth. Here is an example of "fish live in the water, taken from COCA: "Not only because you needed water to drink, but also because fish live in the water."
T Tdol No Longer With Us (RIP) Staff member Joined Nov 13, 2002 Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location Japan Feb 27, 2012 #5 Or specific water- the lake used to be dead but now many fish live in the water.
B BobSmith Senior Member Joined Jan 4, 2012 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language English Home Country United States Current Location United States Feb 27, 2012 #6 joham said: Are there any contexts where one of them couldn't be used? Click to expand... "Dogs live on land. Fish live in [STRIKE]the[/STRIKE] water."
joham said: Are there any contexts where one of them couldn't be used? Click to expand... "Dogs live on land. Fish live in [STRIKE]the[/STRIKE] water."