Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Hy, l have a question here with use of two things (at/on) and (an/the) at a particular situation, where l do not know which of them is better? My PhD work name - "Recent distribution and stock assessment of the red alga at/on an/the exposed coast of Lithuania" Here, l want to say that the study is about a distribution and stock assessment of one species of the red alga on the submerged stony bottom along the coast of Lithuania. As l know that "at" is used to signify a detailed place/time, whereas "on" is good in my case to mention that the alga grows on substrate- stony bottom (although it is not mentioned in the text). And what about articles for the name of work - it is the first time said "exposed .." should not it be without the article?
Thank you inadvance
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At or on and an or the
Hy, l have a question here with use of two things (at/on) and (an/the) at a particular situation, where l do not know which of them is better? My PhD work name - "Recent distribution and stock assessment of the red alga at/on an/the exposed coast of Lithuania" Here, l want to say that the study is about a distribution and stock assessment of one species of the red alga on the submerged stony bottom along the coast of Lithuania. As l know that "at" is used to signify a detailed place/time, whereas "on" is good in my case to mention that the alga grows on substrate- stony bottom (although it is not mentioned in the text). And what about articles for the name of work - it is the first time said "exposed .." should not it be without the article?
Thank you inadvance
Top answer
' On the coast' dominates the reasoning for preposition choice. Note also that the Latin name of the species (and usually the family, in brackets) appears in the title of a scientific paper: Recent distribution and stock assessment of the red alga [ Genus species (Family) ] on the exposed Baltic Sea coast of Lithuania.
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'On the coast' dominates the reasoning for preposition choice. Note also that the Latin name of the species (and usually the family, in brackets) appears in the title of a scientific paper:
Recent distribution and stock assessment of the red alga [Genus species (Family)] on the exposed Baltic Sea coast of Lithuania.
Recent distribution and stock assessment of the red alga [Genus species (Family)] on the exposed Baltic Sea coast of Lithuania.
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