- On the bottom vs. at the bottom [of a page] | WordReference Forums
"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
- on, at, in the bottom - WordReference Forums
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 (socks, perhaps
- bottom lower and top upper - WordReference Forums
And I also heard them say: "My keys are in the top drawer" or "my keys are in the upper drawer" (let's just say there are six drawers, if that helps) My question is: What's the difference between bottom and lower in these contexts? And what's the difference between top and upper in their respective contexts?
- bottom left? left bottom??? | WordReference Forums
OK in that case you should say 'the picture on the bottom left' It is 'bottom left' with no preposition if you put it in brackets within an article to refer to a picture
- At on the side, top, bottom - WordReference Forums
The listener would assume that the crack is somewhere on the side unless you added "at the top, on the lip, or at the bottom " These are the other parts of a vase
- What kind of antonyms are top and bottom?
Hi guys, this is a semantic question about antonyms Hurford in Semantics a Coursebook page 125 asks whether top-bottom are gradable antonyms He then
- right-hand corner and right corner - WordReference Forums
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
- at the foot of the hill(s) mountain(s), at the bottom of the hill(s . . .
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
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