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Jorgelinaac
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Hi everyone!!
I have a question regarding this sentence:
It �s a town placed next to the Uruguay River.
"located", "situated" sound correct to me, but is "placed" ok? I have checked it in the dictionary, yet it is not clear to me whether "placed" is correct in this context.
I would love to hear your opinion!
Thanks in advance!
Have a great week :)
Jorgelina |
3 Jun 2013
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yanogator
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Definitely not "placed", unless someone took an existing town and set it down next to the river. Bruce |
3 Jun 2013
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cunliffe
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Yep, Bruce is right (of course). Situated or located, but not placed. Is �set � acceptable? A town set next to the Uruguay river.... |
3 Jun 2013
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edrodmedina
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"Built" is another word that might fit. Ed
edit: "that was settled" could also
be used
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3 Jun 2013
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yanogator
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Lynne, I would say that "set" is a rather poetic usage, but is acceptable. Bruce |
3 Jun 2013
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douglas
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Actually, a town CAN be "placed" near a river (in my opinion--it �s not often that I disgaree with Bruce)--it would be a VERY rare usage though. For example, near Dallas there is a city (can �t remember the name--something with Mustangs I think) that was completely planned, so the planners chose to place it where it now sits (kind of like a h�using project can be placed). That said, "located" or "situated" would be more fitting in most cases. Cheers, Douglas Edit: Las Colinas, is billed as the USA�s first "planned community"
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4 Jun 2013
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yanogator
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OK, Douglas, I �ll agree that it can happen, but it still wouldn �t be quite right here, unless you are talking about the original placement. Once it has been placed there, it is then situated or located. Bruce |
4 Jun 2013
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