PREPOSITIONS, ALWAYS PREPOSITIONS... ON or IN?
Hi, friends, I'm never sure if I should use the preposition "on" or "in" when I want to mean that a place is located in a specific area or cardinal point: "Boston is on/in US East Coast".
Beforehand, thank you for your help.
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For that example, you would say "on the East coast." Generally, "on" means on top of or just touching the surface. For example: Miami is on the coast of Florida, My pen is on the table, The cat is on the chair. "In" you would use when something is inside of something or covered up by something. For example: Chicago is in the midwest, The cup is in the sink, My hand is in my pocket. Prepositions are tough!! But just keep practicing and eventually you will understand what "sounds natural" and you will use the correct word without even thinking about it. :)
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Muchas gracias, Rina, voy poco a poco dominándolas, despite prepositions are a real headhache: could you tell me if there's any important difference in use between "within" and "inside", please? ¡Un saludo!
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Boston is in(within)US East Coast. For example: you are in spain, NOT on spain.
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