You can feel the texture if you run your fingers over the fabric.

[Ashraful Haque]

"You can feel the texture if you run your fingers over the fabric."

I want to tell a person about the bumps/textues on a fabric to give them the idea that the designes aren't just printed. Is the sentence above correct and understandable?

If correct, can we use 'on' instead of 'over'?
"You can feel the texture if you run your fingers on the fabric."

 

[emsr2d2]

"You can feel the texture if you run your fingers over the fabric."

I want to tell a person about the bumps/textures on a fabric to give them the idea that the designes designs aren't just printed. Is the sentence above correct and understandable?

If correct, can we use 'on' instead of 'over'?
"You can feel the texture if you run your fingers on the fabric."

The original sentence works very well for that situation.

Using "on" doesn't work. Using "over" makes it clear that the person is to move their fingers across the surface of the fabric. The clue is in the word "run". It's a verb of movement but "on" suggests a stationary situation.

 

[Ashraful Haque]

The original sentence works very well for that situation.

Using "on" doesn't work. Using "over" makes it clear that the person is to move their fingers across the surface of the fabric. The clue is in the word "run". It's a verb of movement but "on" suggests a stationary situation.

You used the word 'accross.'
Can we also say "You can feel the textures if you run your fingers accross the fabric."

Or does it suggests that you have to run your fingers all the way accross to the other end?

 

[SoothingDave]

Yes, "across" is also possible.

No, it doesn't mean you have to go from end-to-end. It just means movement.

If you go across a bridge, it does mean you went the entire way.

 

[5jj]

You used the word 'accross.'
Can we also say "You can feel the textures if you run your fingers accross the fabric."

Note the correct spelling: across.

 

[Ashraful Haque]

If you go across a bridge, it does mean you went the entire way.

Could you be standing in the middle of a bridge and still say I just went across a bridge?

 

[emsr2d2]

Could you be standing in the middle of a bridge and still say I just went across a bridge?

Not if you're still standing in the middle of it when you say it. You'd say "I'm halfway across a bridge". Once you've finished the crossing and reached the other side, you can say "I just went across a bridge" or "I just crossed a bridge".

 

[Ashraful Haque]

The original sentence works very well for that situation.

Using "on" doesn't work. Using "over" makes it clear that the person is to move their fingers across the surface of the fabric. The clue is in the word "run". It's a verb of movement but "on" suggests a stationary situation.

This is what chatgpt says about it.

“Rub on” is fine, especially for casual situations or when movement is limited.
Rub your finger on it to feel the texture.
→ Suggests touching and maybe light rubbing in place.



“Rub over” is better when you mean sweeping or wiping motion across an area.
Rub your finger over it to remove the dust.
→ Suggests motion across the surface.


Are these correct?

 

[5jj]

Are these correct?

see post #2.

 

[emsr2d2]

In post #1, you gave us "run over" and "run on". In post #8, you changed "run" to "rub". Why? If you feel you must ask AI for a response, at least make sure you're asking it the same question you asked us.

 

[Ashraful Haque]

In post #1, you gave us "run over" and "run on". In post #8, you changed "run" to "rub". Why? If you feel you must ask AI for a response, at least make sure you're asking it the same question you asked us.

Yes it was actually a different context. I was talking about a drop of liquid on a car.

'You can feel the texture if you rub your fingers on the fabric.'

Does this make sense?

 

[teechar]

Yes it was actually a different context.

You should describe the full context right from the start (post #1). You've been with us long enough to know that!

I was talking about a drop of liquid on a car.

What do you mean by that? Tell us more.

 

[Ashraful Haque]

You should describe the full context right from the start (post #1). You've been with us long enough to know that!

What do you mean by that? Tell us more.

I saw a video on youtube. A drop of paint (or some sort of liquid) fell on his car and he said something like 'rub your finger on it and it'll sort of come off.'

I thought the contexts were similar and asking about it would help me understand how to use these preposotions better.

 

[emsr2d2]

I saw a video on YouTube. A drop of paint (or some sort of liquid) fell on his car and he said something like 'Rub your finger on it and it'll sort of come off.'

I thought the contexts were similar and asking about it would help me understand how to use these prepositions better.

Note my corrections above. Remember to correctly capitalise brand names and to capitalise the first letter of a complete sentence inside quotation marks. Install an English spellchecker on your browser to avoid basic mistakes like "preposotions".
As you can now see, from the examples you've given, "run over", "run on", "rub over" and "rub on" are used in different contexts.