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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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The baton is at

0Let's say, there are two groups of contestants, Hercules and Champ, at two different locations and there's a hidden baton at Champ's location.02br
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00A member of Hercules says to another member, 02br
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00"The baton is at Champ"02br
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00"The baton is at Champ's"02br
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00"The baton is at Champ's location"02br
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00Which is correct?02br
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00Thanks!0-
  

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0 Champ has the baton.0-
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0Hi,02br
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01font00Let's say, there are two groups of contestants, Hercules and Champ, at two different locations and there's a hidden baton at Champ's location.02font02br
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0 The baton is with/at the Champs. 0-
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0Hi MH, I think 'with' changes the meaning that the group, Champ, knows where the batton is and it almost sounds like they are ones who hid it in this context. Please correct me if I'm wrong.0-
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0Hi guys,02br
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00The underlying idea is easier to see if you change the group to just one person, eg Tom.02br
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01font00"The baton is at Tom.02font02br
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01font00"The baton is at Tom's"02font02br
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