yogi2005  +  101792 Sat, 21 May 05 08:22 PM Hello, I'm confused with some prepositions and google doesn't help so I would be grateful if someone could help me. Please help me with the below, i'm interested in prepositions in bolid, which are possible? are there more than one possibility? if so, than which are more common? 1. the Christmas tree is on/in/at Trafalgar Square. 2. it stands on/in the apex of a rectangle. 3. try the booth at/in/on Trafalgar Square 4. throw it to/on the roof 5. you see sth in the tree but apples are on the tree? 6 10 o'clock on/in my watch thank you yogi2005 Joined on Thu, Mar 31 2005 Full Member 197 Prepositions

	paco2004  +  101809 Sat, 21 May 05 11:43 PM I would go like this way; 1. There is a Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square. 2. It stands at a vertex of the rectangle. 3. I have a booth in Trafalgar Square 4. I threw it to the roof 5. You can see a squirrel in this tree and some apples on that tree. 6 Now it's 10 o'clock by my watch paco paco2004 Joined on Wed, Nov 17 2004 Senior Member 4,095 In Japan today even dogs are learning how to bow-wow in English.

	CalifJim  +  101843 Sun, 22 May 05 05:21 AM 1. (There's a) Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square. 2. It stands at the vertex of a rectangle. 3. Try the booth in Trafalgar Square 4. Throw it [on / onto] the roof 5. You see sth in the tree but apples are on the tree? Yes. 6 10 o'clock [by / according to] my watch I'm not sure about BrE for 1 and 3. Follow the local custom there. CJ CalifJim Joined on Mon, Aug 2 2004 California Veteran Member 22,458 "There are no facts, only interpretations" - Nietzsche

	nona the brit  +  102117 Mon, 23 May 05 12:54 PM 3. Could be in or at depending on context. I want to buy some theatre tickets. I will go to the booth in Trafalgar Square. I went to the booth at Leicester Square, they had sold out, but they said 'you could try our other booth in/at Trafalgar Square. nona the brit Joined on Wed, Sep 22 2004 England Veteran Member 11,713 The name says it all.

	Skater  +  102184 Mon, 23 May 05 04:33 PM You can throw something to the roof or onto the roof, but if you throw it on the roof, it means you're standing on the roof when you throw it. (Likewise, jumping into the shower is often a good idea; jumping in the shower can be dangerous -- and looks silly.) Skater Skater Joined on Thu, Mar 31 2005 New Member 18

	CalifJim  +  102629 Wed, 25 May 05 07:29 AM Au contraire! "on" is frequently used to mean "onto"; "in" is frequently used to mean "into" (even though the ambiguity you mention may exist in specific contexts). In fact "on" and "in" may actually be more frequently used than their equivalents "onto" and "into". He threw the postcard on/onto the table. They set the dishes on/?onto the table. The cat jumped on/onto/upon/up onto the table. He tacked the map on/?onto the wall. He jumped in/into the shower. He walked in/into the kitchen. The reason is that we often add more explanatory words to indicate the "in place" meaning: He jumped up and down in the shower. He walked around in the kitchen. Without these modifiers, the usual interpretation of "in" or "on" with a verb of motion is the idea of motion "*to in" something or "*to on" something. CJ CalifJim Verbs

	paco2004  +  102630 Wed, 25 May 05 07:48 AM Hello CJ Frankly speaking, I don't think "throw a thing to the roof" is completely incorrect. If one says "He threw a stone on/onto the roof", I think the sentence would inevitably connote the stone reached the roof. If one wants to avoid such an implication, I think, they might say "He threw (up) a stone to the roof". paco paco2004