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Bookmark or Share- When do we say "the bird is standing/landing/sitting"?But the word you really should use is "perching" which means standing on a branch (or similar) and gripping it with its feet. It is particularly used when talking about birds. Also "roosting" for sleeping and "nesting" for using a nest to lay eggs. "Is landing" suggests that the bird is in the process of ending its flight. Two pigeons flew by.
- "high" vs. "tall" - English Language Learners Stack ExchangeAs a basic rule, I would say if both the top and bottom of something are far from the ground, then it is high (e.g. a branch in a tree is high). If the top is high and the bottom is low, then I would describe it as tall (e.g. the tree itself is tall).
- Meaning of this quote from the book The Great Gatsby?Here's a famous quote from the book that says: So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.
- Should I say "She is in the park" or "She is at the park"?The bird is at the tree, as compared to at the bird feeder. The bird is in the tree=within the tree branches, for example, or confined in the tree. The bird is on the tree=on a branch, for example. The bird is at the bird feeder, in the bird feeder (stuck inside, for example), on the bird feeder (on a surface, either on top or on a peg...
- What's the difference between "stalk" and "stem"?Oxford definitions for them: stalk: 1 The main stem of a herbaceous plant. ‘he chewed a stalk of grass’ 1.1 The slender attachment or support of a leaf, flower, or fruit. ‘the acorns g...
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