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[mamei]

i am not sure which preposition is first.

*we had lunch on a terrace outside at italian restaurant.
*we had lunch at the italian restaurant outside terrace

which is common??
how do i say?



Thanks,


mamei

[MrPedantic]

Hello Mamei

I would myself omit "outside", as that's already implicit in "terrace". Then you might say:

1. We had lunch on the terrace, at the Italian restaurant. ] This emphasises the fact that you had lunch outside.

2. We had lunch at the Italian restaurant, on the terrace. ] This puts more emphasis on the fact that you had lunch at the Italian restaurant.

3. We had lunch at the Italian restaurant � on the terrace. ] This draws attention to the fact that you ate outside.

However, interpretation of word order does vary; other members may take a different view!

MrP