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[nawee]

Hello,

Which is the correct preposition to use here?

"I slipped [on/in] the snow."

Thank you.

Nawee

[educe22]

My interpretation would be a minor differentiation. If I were to say "I slipped on the snow," to me it would mean that there was a small bit, a patch, of snow say on stairs and I slipped on that patch.

If I said that "I slipped in the snow," it would imply, to me, that there was a lot of snow, as on a hill, and I slipped in more than just a patch of snow.
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