“in every corner” or “on every corner”?
Media are taking our lives. Nowadays there is a screen turned on in/on every corner.
Cambridge Dictionary says it is on/at every corner. But there are a lot of "in every corner" on the Internet, even more than "on every corner". Are those (in/on/at) all equally correct?
As is clear from the sentence I provided, I want to talk generally, both indoors and outdoors.
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Media are taking our lives. Nowadays there is a screen turned on in/on every corner.
Cambridge Dictionary says it is on/at every corner. But there are a lot of "in every corner" on the Internet, even more than "on every corner". Are those (in/on/at) all equally correct?
As is clear from the sentence I provided, I want to talk generally, both indoors and outdoors.
word-choice prepositions
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mRotten
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Can you please give more context. What web are you talking about? What do you mean by "screen turned"? If you mean "street corner" there is no "in" because the corners are external corners.
– Weather Vane
yesterday
There are certain cities where there is a hooker on every corner, and certain rooms where there is a hooker in every corner.
– Hot Licks
yesterday
The question in the title is different from the one highlighted. The sentence Nowadays there is a screen turned on in every corner. uses on meaning that the screen is working, it is alight.
– mama
yesterday
1
Perhaps "corner" is the wrong metaphor - that is more appropriate to televisions, but the WWW isn't on TV: The media that is "taking our lives" is now on people's phones, in their hands.
– Weather Vane
23 hours ago
1
If you want to say it generally you should probably find a different idiom.
– Hot Licks
20 hours ago
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Media are taking our lives. Nowadays there is a screen turned on in/on every corner.
Cambridge Dictionary says it is on/at every corner. But there are a lot of "in every corner" on the Internet, even more than "on every corner". Are those (in/on/at) all equally correct?
As is clear from the sentence I provided, I want to talk generally, both indoors and outdoors.
word-choice prepositions
edited 8 hours ago
mRotten
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asked yesterday
SasanSasan
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Media are taking our lives. Nowadays there is a screen turned on in/on every corner.
Cambridge Dictionary says it is on/at every corner. But there are a lot of "in every corner" on the Internet, even more than "on every corner". Are those (in/on/at) all equally correct?
As is clear from the sentence I provided, I want to talk generally, both indoors and outdoors.
word-choice prepositions
word-choice prepositions
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SasanSasan
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mRotten
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Can you please give more context. What web are you talking about? What do you mean by "screen turned"? If you mean "street corner" there is no "in" because the corners are external corners.
– Weather Vane
yesterday
There are certain cities where there is a hooker on every corner, and certain rooms where there is a hooker in every corner.
– Hot Licks
yesterday
The question in the title is different from the one highlighted. The sentence Nowadays there is a screen turned on in every corner. uses on meaning that the screen is working, it is alight.
– mama
yesterday
1
Perhaps "corner" is the wrong metaphor - that is more appropriate to televisions, but the WWW isn't on TV: The media that is "taking our lives" is now on people's phones, in their hands.
– Weather Vane
23 hours ago
1
If you want to say it generally you should probably find a different idiom.
– Hot Licks
20 hours ago
|
show 9 more comments
Can you please give more context. What web are you talking about? What do you mean by "screen turned"? If you mean "street corner" there is no "in" because the corners are external corners.
– Weather Vane
yesterday
There are certain cities where there is a hooker on every corner, and certain rooms where there is a hooker in every corner.
– Hot Licks
yesterday
The question in the title is different from the one highlighted. The sentence Nowadays there is a screen turned on in every corner. uses on meaning that the screen is working, it is alight.
– mama
yesterday
1
Perhaps "corner" is the wrong metaphor - that is more appropriate to televisions, but the WWW isn't on TV: The media that is "taking our lives" is now on people's phones, in their hands.
– Weather Vane
23 hours ago
1
If you want to say it generally you should probably find a different idiom.
– Hot Licks
20 hours ago
Can you please give more context. What web are you talking about? What do you mean by "screen turned"? If you mean "street corner" there is no "in" because the corners are external corners.
– Weather Vane
yesterday
Can you please give more context. What web are you talking about? What do you mean by "screen turned"? If you mean "street corner" there is no "in" because the corners are external corners.
– Weather Vane
yesterday
There are certain cities where there is a hooker on every corner, and certain rooms where there is a hooker in every corner.
– Hot Licks
yesterday
There are certain cities where there is a hooker on every corner, and certain rooms where there is a hooker in every corner.
– Hot Licks
yesterday
The question in the title is different from the one highlighted. The sentence Nowadays there is a screen turned on in every corner. uses on meaning that the screen is working, it is alight.
– mama
yesterday
The question in the title is different from the one highlighted. The sentence Nowadays there is a screen turned on in every corner. uses on meaning that the screen is working, it is alight.
– mama
yesterday
1
1
Perhaps "corner" is the wrong metaphor - that is more appropriate to televisions, but the WWW isn't on TV: The media that is "taking our lives" is now on people's phones, in their hands.
– Weather Vane
23 hours ago
Perhaps "corner" is the wrong metaphor - that is more appropriate to televisions, but the WWW isn't on TV: The media that is "taking our lives" is now on people's phones, in their hands.
– Weather Vane
23 hours ago
1
1
If you want to say it generally you should probably find a different idiom.
– Hot Licks
20 hours ago
If you want to say it generally you should probably find a different idiom.
– Hot Licks
20 hours ago
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I think the problem you’re having is that both “in” and “on” could work, but neither is quite right. Are you dead-set on this idiom? If not, you might try:
“...a screen turned on everywhere you look.”
“...a screen turned on in every direction.”
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The Cambridge definition makes it clear that it refers to street corners, therefore out of doors. If you want to suggest the corners of a room (indoors), 'in' would be more appropriate.
answered 11 hours ago
Kate BuntingKate Bunting
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as said in comments, I am talking generally, both indoors and outdoors.
– Sasan
9 hours ago
@Sasan - You mean like "in all corners of the world"?
– Hot Licks
7 hours ago
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I think the problem you’re having is that both “in” and “on” could work, but neither is quite right. Are you dead-set on this idiom? If not, you might try:
“...a screen turned on everywhere you look.”
“...a screen turned on in every direction.”
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I think the problem you’re having is that both “in” and “on” could work, but neither is quite right. Are you dead-set on this idiom? If not, you might try:
“...a screen turned on everywhere you look.”
“...a screen turned on in every direction.”
answered 9 hours ago
mRottenmRotten
55127
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I think the problem you’re having is that both “in” and “on” could work, but neither is quite right. Are you dead-set on this idiom? If not, you might try:
“...a screen turned on everywhere you look.”
“...a screen turned on in every direction.”
answered 9 hours ago
mRottenmRotten
55127
I think the problem you’re having is that both “in” and “on” could work, but neither is quite right. Are you dead-set on this idiom? If not, you might try:
“...a screen turned on everywhere you look.”
“...a screen turned on in every direction.”
answered 9 hours ago
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answered 9 hours ago
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answered 9 hours ago
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The Cambridge definition makes it clear that it refers to street corners, therefore out of doors. If you want to suggest the corners of a room (indoors), 'in' would be more appropriate.
answered 11 hours ago
Kate BuntingKate Bunting
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as said in comments, I am talking generally, both indoors and outdoors.
– Sasan
9 hours ago
@Sasan - You mean like "in all corners of the world"?
– Hot Licks
7 hours ago
add a comment |
The Cambridge definition makes it clear that it refers to street corners, therefore out of doors. If you want to suggest the corners of a room (indoors), 'in' would be more appropriate.
answered 11 hours ago
Kate BuntingKate Bunting
6,01331417
as said in comments, I am talking generally, both indoors and outdoors.
– Sasan
9 hours ago
@Sasan - You mean like "in all corners of the world"?
– Hot Licks
7 hours ago
add a comment |
The Cambridge definition makes it clear that it refers to street corners, therefore out of doors. If you want to suggest the corners of a room (indoors), 'in' would be more appropriate.
answered 11 hours ago
Kate BuntingKate Bunting
6,01331417
The Cambridge definition makes it clear that it refers to street corners, therefore out of doors. If you want to suggest the corners of a room (indoors), 'in' would be more appropriate.
answered 11 hours ago
Kate BuntingKate Bunting
6,01331417
answered 11 hours ago
Kate BuntingKate Bunting
6,01331417
answered 11 hours ago
Kate BuntingKate Bunting
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answered 11 hours ago
Kate BuntingKate Bunting
6,01331417
6,01331417
as said in comments, I am talking generally, both indoors and outdoors.
– Sasan
9 hours ago
@Sasan - You mean like "in all corners of the world"?
– Hot Licks
7 hours ago
add a comment |
as said in comments, I am talking generally, both indoors and outdoors.
– Sasan
9 hours ago
@Sasan - You mean like "in all corners of the world"?
– Hot Licks
7 hours ago
as said in comments, I am talking generally, both indoors and outdoors.
– Sasan
9 hours ago
as said in comments, I am talking generally, both indoors and outdoors.
– Sasan
9 hours ago
@Sasan - You mean like "in all corners of the world"?
– Hot Licks
7 hours ago
@Sasan - You mean like "in all corners of the world"?
– Hot Licks
7 hours ago
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Can you please give more context. What web are you talking about? What do you mean by "screen turned"? If you mean "street corner" there is no "in" because the corners are external corners.
– Weather Vane
yesterday
There are certain cities where there is a hooker on every corner, and certain rooms where there is a hooker in every corner.
– Hot Licks
yesterday
The question in the title is different from the one highlighted. The sentence Nowadays there is a screen turned on in every corner. uses on meaning that the screen is working, it is alight.
– mama
yesterday
1
Perhaps "corner" is the wrong metaphor - that is more appropriate to televisions, but the WWW isn't on TV: The media that is "taking our lives" is now on people's phones, in their hands.
– Weather Vane
23 hours ago
1
If you want to say it generally you should probably find a different idiom.
– Hot Licks
20 hours ago