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- 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
- top - bottom (sex) - WordReference Forums
Hola a todos Tengo una pregunta ¿Cuáles serían las palabras correctas para describir las posiciones sexuales en una relación gay de hombres? Por ejemplo, en los Estados Unidos decimos un "top" y "bottom" Creo que en español un "bottom" sería "el pasivo" pero no sé del "top " (Superior?)
- at in the bottom of the sea - WordReference Forums
Hi! What is the difference between in at the bottom for instance at the bottom of the sea or in the bottom of the sea? Both are they possible? Thanks in advance!
- 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
- Bum Butt Buttocks Bottom - WordReference Forums
For AE, butt is common, idiomatic, and lower register than buttocks, bottom, or posterior The last is little used, sounds old fashioned and stuffy Backside is also colloquial and common
- backside bottom - WordReference Forums
However, "bottom" is definitely more polite than "backside" and is acceptable for ordinary conversation "Buttocks" is a bit more sophisticated and is more suited to medical, legal or technical talk
- come bottom - WordReference Forums
What I don't understand is the participant is actually the bottom of the challenge, but the judge says "you don't come bottom of the technical challenge " when he is talking about the participant
- Can we call backward students bottom students?
Presidentially challenged? "Backward" (morally poor , suffering from poor morale ) is the word in my mind Re: "top" students vs "bottom" students I think placing "bottom" in scare quotes could significantly increase its acceptability if the definition of that phrase has been previously given (e g , "students in the bottom 10% of their class")
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