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Bookmark or Share- word choice - "At hand" vs "on hand" vs "in hand" - English Language ...1. At refers to "x,y" location on a plane, so at hand means located at (though not necessarily in) one's hand. Anything at hand is, well, handy. – John Lawler. Jan 17, 2012 at 16:52. 1. On normally refers to location on some 2-D plane in a 3-D space; movement away from the plane is off.
- "Thought on" vs. "Thought about" vs. "Thought of"Stack Exchange Network. Stack Exchange network consists of 183 Q&A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for developers to learn, share their knowledge, and build their careers.
- prepositions - When should I use "in" or "on"? - English Language ...good luck on/in your exam. in/on the list. The last one is especially important to me, as I have asked a number of native speakers, and each time I get a different answer. The only consensus seems to be the case where you say "on top of the list". Apart from that, some people will say that I should say "his name is in the list" whereas others ...
- differences - "I am on it" vs. "I am at it" - English Language & Usage ...If I say "I am on it", then "it" is a problem that needs solving, or a task that needs doing — but it's something finite. I'll be finished doing it, sooner or later. If I say "I am at it", then I'm doing some job, but there might not be an end in sight.
- grammaticality - Is it correct to use the phrase "Think on it ...You'd better tell the people at the 'McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs' that they've got it wrong: think (up)on someone or something: to contemplate someone or something; to muse or reflect on someone or something.
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