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andpad
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What is correct?
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What is correct?
They were on the beach. or They were at the beach.
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11 May 2009
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isabet
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Cambridge dictionary (online)
Definition:
beach
noun [C]
an area of sand or small stones beside the sea or another area of water such as a lake:
We spent the day on the beach.
a beach caf�
a beach towel
I know a novel named ON THE BEACH by Nevil Shute which was then adapted for the screenplay of a film featuring Gregory Peck, Eva Gardner and Fred Astaire.
Anyway, I think at the beach might also be possible.
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11 May 2009
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GIOVANNI
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�ON the beach � would mean on the sand surface, eg. Let �s meet on the beach by the big umbrella.
�AT the beach � would mean in the general physical location of the beach, maybe the parking lot, the restaurant, etc. |
11 May 2009
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_babz
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my fellow Canadian, Giovanni, is right! |
11 May 2009
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Vickiii
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those Canadians know their stuff! both are correct in different contexts.
I am going to a party at the beach (more general)
We are playing on the beach.
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11 May 2009
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