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12 fev 2017
- Coreano
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Inglês (EUA)
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Inglês (RU)
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Japonês
Pergunta sobre Inglês (EUA)
I drilled a hole on the ground.
I drilled a hole in the ground.
Which one is correct? Does one of them sound wrong to you?
Or do they both work?
I drilled a hole on the ground.
I drilled a hole in the ground.
Which one is correct? Does one of them sound wrong to you?
Or do they both work?
I drilled a hole in the ground.
Which one is correct? Does one of them sound wrong to you?
Or do they both work?
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12 fev 2017
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- Inglês (EUA)
- Chinês Tradicional (Taiwan) Quase Fluente
- Chinês Simples (China) Quase Fluente
"In the ground" is correct because the hole is going *inside* the ground.
The hole isn't just sitting on top of the ground...that's just hard to imagine hahaha
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- Inglês (EUA)
"in" sounds better. Using "on" just sounds wrong here
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- Inglês (EUA)
- Inglês (EUA)
- Inglês (EUA)
- Chinês Tradicional (Taiwan) Quase Fluente
- Chinês Simples (China) Quase Fluente
"In the ground" is correct because the hole is going *inside* the ground.
The hole isn't just sitting on top of the ground...that's just hard to imagine hahaha
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Thank you all! And especially @miyorin Thank you. I was very curious why it should be only 'in', now your explanation helped me understand it! :)
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