Jul 14, 2014 · Hi! What is the difference between in/at the bottom. for instance... at the bottom of the sea or in the bottom of the sea? Both are they possible? Thanks in advance!

Aug 15, 2009 · "At the bottom of the page" is the usual expression for something appearing near the bottom edge of a page. "On the bottom" would be appropriate if there were something literally on the bottom edge - a bit of food snagged on the paper or the like.

Dec 22, 2024 · Is on used? I’ve never heard anyone say that. I think most people would say the fridge has a freezer underneath. In the bottom of the fridge is straightforward – of course in means inside. At could mean either inside or outside an item such as a fridge. It depends entirely on what’s being referred to. On would either refer to the outside of the fridge or mean on top of it.

Sep 5, 2017 · Right in "--- in the bottom right ----" is a noun. I would hesitate to say that right -hand corner and right corner are always interchangeable because, in terms of semantics, when using an adjective, right-hand is better as it distinguishes the other adjectival meaning of right, which can also mean correct; proper.

Sep 26, 2010 · Yes, you seem to have it quite right. 'On the bottom of' something like a boat, 'at the bottom of' an up-and-down thing like a list, a page; and I can't think of how you'd use 'in the bottom of'. You're again quite right that we say 'in the bottom drawer', with it used in an adjectival way. 'In the bottom of the drawer' perhaps if the drawer is very deep and you can feel things …

Dec 25, 2007 · One day the bottom a-go drop out Any ideas? This reference explains a breaking point. How something that takes a beating every day will end up breaking eventually. "a-go" comes from Jamaican English or "Jamaican Patois". "a-go" translates as "goes to", or "is going to", or "will". Every day the bucket goes to the well, One day the bottom will ...

May 3, 2013 · Presidentially challenged? "Backward" (morally poor , suffering from poor morale ) is the word in my mind. Re: "top" students vs. "bottom" students I think placing "bottom" in scare quotes could significantly increase its acceptability if the definition of that phrase has been previously given (e.g., "students in the bottom 10% of their class").

Dec 13, 2022 · If the question is about various languages: In Hebrew the expression is למרגלות ההר, where the relevant word מרגלות is based on רגל = foot, and is plural, so we have at the feet of the mountain. Since ancient times, this peculiar word for "feet" which is based on the same root but not identical to the usual word רגלי for "feet", means metaphorically "bottom". BTW, in ...

Jun 22, 2010 · a normal variant of crawling in which babies sit upright and move on their bottoms, usually by pulling forward on their heels. Babies who bottom-shuffle tend to walk slightly later. There is often a family history of bottom shuffling. google

Apr 5, 2006 · When writing english business letters, which is the corrct abbreviation of "attention". I reckon it must be either "att" or "atn". I've always used "att", but fear that it might be a calque introduced from danish. Thank you.