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Reply Sat 2 Aug, 2008 12:48 pm
Do we say that the point is in the centre or at the centre? Eg. "The bull's eye is/at the centre.

Many thanks.
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Reply Sat 2 Aug, 2008 01:08 pm
Re: in/at the centre
tanguatlay wrote:
Do we say that the point is in the centre or at the centre? Eg. "The bull's eye is in /at the centre.

Many thanks.


In this case you could use either, T. Either holds the meaning 'in/at the position of the center of the dartboard'.

I threw a dart and I got it right in the bullseye.

*I threw a dart and I got it right at the bullseye.*

[*---* denotes unnatural use]

But this,

I threw a dart [right] at the bullseye.

is okay because it follows the meaning of "towards/in the general vicinity of the bullseye".
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Reply Sat 2 Aug, 2008 01:20 pm
Thanks, JTT.

The bull's eye is in/at the centre.

For the above sentence, should we use 'in' or 'at'?

Many thanks.
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Reply Sat 2 Aug, 2008 01:26 pm
tanguatlay wrote:
Thanks, JTT.

The bull's eye is in/at the centre.

For the above sentence, should we use 'in' or 'at'?

Many thanks.


As I mentioned, in this case, either could be used, Tanguatlay.

"Either holds the meaning 'in/at the position of the center of the dartboard'. "
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Reply Sat 2 Aug, 2008 03:43 pm
Thanks, JTT.
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