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- at in the bottom of the sea | WordReference Forums
By contrast, "at the bottom of the sea" is referring more to the water that is above the subject As an example of this difference, I would say, for instance, that many strange fish swim at the bottom of the sea, but not "on the bottom " I would also say that gold coins from a shipwreck were found on the bottom of the sea
- on, at, in the bottom | WordReference Forums
'In the bottom of the drawer' perhaps if the drawer is very deep and you can feel things (socks, perhaps) near the top of the drawer, then other things below it, then yet other things in at the bottom - this would work better with a deep object like a chest 'At' the bottom is relative position
- On the bottom vs. at the bottom [of a page] - WordReference Forums
"At the bottom of the page" is the usual expression for something appearing near the bottom edge of a page "On the bottom" would be appropriate if there were something literally on the bottom edge - a bit of food snagged on the paper or the like
- bottom left? left bottom??? - WordReference Forums
It is 'bottom left' with no preposition if you put it in brackets within an article to refer to a picture But in a complete sentence such as the example that you give then it is much better to say 'the picture on the bottom left'
- bottom right vs lower right - WordReference Forums
Top and bottom in a garden are too vague; they depend on whether the ground is flat or sloping, and where the main viewpoint is And in any event, this isn't a garden but the map of a garden I suggest "near right" or else "south-east"
- right-hand corner and right corner | WordReference Forums
Right in "--- in the bottom right corner----" is a noun acting as an adjective Right in "--- in the bottom right ----" is a noun I would hesitate to say that right -hand corner and right corner are always interchangeable because, in terms of semantics, when using an adjective, right-hand is better as it distinguishes the other adjectival
- Fall through the bottom vs fall to the bottom - WordReference Forums
To fall through the bottom needs a noun to relate to, the bottom of what? So This paper bag is wet, the eggs are falling through the bottom [i e of the bag] Share prices have fallen through the bottom [i e of the price scale] It's hard to see what successful people might repeatedly fall through the bottom of A bath? A boat? The stairs?
- ATT, ATTN, FAO . . . - abbreviations for attention in correspondence
As the US Postal Service says: from top to the bottom you go from the smallest to the largest So, the "Attn:" line goes at the top Side note: It is important for the City State Zip line to be the bottom-most, and for it to be formatted "City, ST 12345-6789" and have nothing below it, as this is what the automatic scanners are looking for
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