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  1. Difference between "under", "underneath", "below" and "beneath"

    Sep 7, 2018 · It leads me to the confusion, when it comes to contradicting between some prepositions. Today, I want to know the distinction between the two similar senses of these …

  2. prepositions - Difference between "underneath" and "under" when …

    Jan 30, 2012 · I use it when explaining those prepositions in my classes, just before I explain that the distinction between "under" and "underneath" is microscopic, and often not important.

  3. Under vs Underneath - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Feb 25, 2020 · I was asked this question recently- Are you wearing anything underneath your shirt?. So, I am wondering if it's possible to use under instead of underneath in the above …

  4. etymology - Does "neath" have any standalone meaning? - English ...

    Aug 8, 2012 · Beneath and underneath both indicate similar concepts, and since under- is a free morpheme in many contexts, is neath a bound morpheme or does it derive from a standalone …

  5. Is there a word for "underneath a tree"? - English Language

    Is there an adjective to describe an object (edit: e.g. a dog house or a headstone; the object is not necessarily a living thing) on the ground and underneath a tree? I thought of "treeside", but its

  6. Is it correct to say "work underneath"? - English Language

    Aug 16, 2019 · The much more common expression is to "work under," but I saw "work underneath" in this Wikipedia article and for some reason it bothered me: In return, the …

  7. Is there a word for the moment when the ground falls out from …

    Looking for a word to describe that moment when you realize everything is falling apart. You are going along in your life and everything is ok and then suddenly, you realize it is really not. This

  8. Beneath water, below water - English Language & Usage Stack …

    Mar 11, 2020 · The usual expression to indicate that a location is inside a body of water, below the surface, is “under water”. A Stack Exchange user who seems to be a native English …

  9. meaning - Is it "chalk it up to" or "chock it up to"? - English ...

    Dec 16, 2015 · Conclusion The idiom "chock it up" can be correct in instances where it means to insert wedge-shaped blocks or other objects next to something to prevent it from rolling, …

  10. typography - Moving the lower case ‘c’ up flush with the ‘M’ in the ...

    Jun 30, 2016 · The computer killed the middle case c, a raised c with 2 small lines underneath it. It was commonly available in old printing typefaces but was lost in conversion to computers.