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on page or at page?????

TMMF
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on page or at page?????
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Hi Can you help me with this doubt that I came across with: I have learned all my life "open you books on page..." I remember my teachers saying that, I have always said that and now I heard that it is wrong and that the right way to say it is "open you books at page..." is it? A friend of mine that has lived for many years in Canada said that "open your books on page" doesn ´t sound wrong to him. I really would like to be sure about this. Thanks in advance |
17 Oct 2020
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maryse pey�
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As far as I am concerned I have always heard and said "Open your book page ...". No preposition... Let�s see what other colleagues will say ! |
17 Oct 2020
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yanogator
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Maybe this is a US thing, but we say "Open your books to page ...". In other situations, you can say, "I see that your book is open at page ..." and "You will find the information on page ...". @Maryse, a preposition is definitely needed. Bruce |
17 Oct 2020
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cunliffe
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We - in the UK - say:�Open your book at page 12�. Or �Turn/go to page 12.� You can find information on page 12. Lynne
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17 Oct 2020
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maryse pey�
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Thanks Bruce and Lynne ! One error less for me. Is there a difference UK vs US for �to put the blame ON someone� ? |
18 Oct 2020
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TMMF
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Hi again �turn to page � / go to page � /
you can find information on page�� sounds
correct to me and I say that
But my doubt was about the
sentence �open you books on / at page ��
I agree with Bruce, a preposition
is definitely needed.
While I was checking about it I
found out that:
- �at page� is correct - �to page� is correct
- �on page� is incorrect
I have never learned or used �at�
but it doesn�t sound strange. �to� sounds really weird. I have learned and used
�on� all my life. I was hoping that a native speaker would say that �at� is BrE / �to� is AmE and �on�
can be used by both, but until now all that I could find is that �on� is
incorret. As I have already said a friend of mine who has lived in Canada for
many years told me that he says �open your books on page�� and he doesn�t
consider it incorrect. In fact, all my colleagues, English teachers, at
school, say "open your books on page..." and even the students� Books have that sentence. I just wanted to be sure about the right way to say it. kiss & Hugs
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18 Oct 2020
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cunliffe
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Yeah, looks like at is Br Eng and to Am Eng. I had never heard open your book to... Sounds weird.;-) |
18 Oct 2020
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TMMF
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And what about "on" - open your books on page ... - what do you think? is it wrong? |
18 Oct 2020
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cunliffe
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Wrong, because it�s just not said. |
19 Oct 2020
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yanogator
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Lynne, we Yanks can defend "to" with logic. "At" is for location, and "to" is for direction (motion). Since opening the book is motion, it needs "to". We win!  Bruce |
19 Oct 2020
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