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Teo



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PostPosted: Thu Oct 27, 2005 1:40 am    Post subject: in the mountain Reply with quote

Is it possible to say "in the mountain"?
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 27, 2005 2:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

it is possible to say "in the mountain" if something is in the mountain.
The cave is in the mountain.
A house is on the mountain.
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 03, 2005 5:26 pm    Post subject: on/in the mountains Reply with quote

ab wrote:
it is possible to say "in the mountain" if something is in the mountain.
The cave is in the mountain.
A house is on the mountain.

What's the difference in meaning between on the mountains and in the mountains?
(In Google, on the mountains: 425,000 hits; in the mountains: 5,920,000 hits)
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