http://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishVocabularyIdiom-Questions/Forum29.htmHelp with defining words and idioms, and new words and idioms that you've learntenXMOD (Build: 3615.29165)http://www.englishforums.com/English/InTheCommon/zrlln/post.htm#421674Tue, 24 Feb 2009 20:04:29 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:421674Espeland0http://www.englishforums.com/English/InTheCommon/zrlln/post.htm#421674http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-421674.xmlThank you very much !http://www.englishforums.com/English/InTheCommon/zrlln/post.htm#420996Sun, 24 May 2009 19:04:29 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:420996nona the brit1http://www.englishforums.com/English/InTheCommon/zrlln/post.htm#420996http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-420996.xmlIt says 'on' the common, not 'in'. It's referring to the location of the pool. It is on the common (a type of publicly owned ground).http://www.englishforums.com/English/InTheCommon/zrlln/post.htmSat, 24 Jan 2009 20:04:29 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:420984Espeland2http://www.englishforums.com/English/InTheCommon/zrlln/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-420984.xmlHello everybody, what does "in the common" mean ? The swimming pool on the common is open all the year round. Does it mean that the possession of the swimming pool is shared by several people or is "in the common" equal to an adverb like "in general" ? Thank you in advance for any help. :-)