“above” vs. “over” vs. “in” the lake
I'm writing a fantasy short story taking place on a platform that was built in a lake, but is tall enough to be above the surface. Since it's a short story, I don't really want to spend much time explaining it, but there's a decent chance I'll use that location again in future works, so I'd still like to give my readers a good idea of what it looks like. What would be a good way to do that in a single sentence?
As the title indicates, I've found three possibilities, but I'm not sure which would be best:
- "in the lake" - sounds like it's submerged, but could be what I'm looking for all the same
- "above the lake" - sounds like it was built on the shore, sort of like "overlooking the lake"(?), "looking over the lake"
- "over the lake" - sounds like it's floating over it
Any other ideas are welcome as well (as long as they are concise, of course), but I'd really like to just focus on those three, if possible
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I'm writing a fantasy short story taking place on a platform that was built in a lake, but is tall enough to be above the surface. Since it's a short story, I don't really want to spend much time explaining it, but there's a decent chance I'll use that location again in future works, so I'd still like to give my readers a good idea of what it looks like. What would be a good way to do that in a single sentence?
As the title indicates, I've found three possibilities, but I'm not sure which would be best:
- "in the lake" - sounds like it's submerged, but could be what I'm looking for all the same
- "above the lake" - sounds like it was built on the shore, sort of like "overlooking the lake"(?), "looking over the lake"
- "over the lake" - sounds like it's floating over it
Any other ideas are welcome as well (as long as they are concise, of course), but I'd really like to just focus on those three, if possible
meaning word-choice
asked Dec 30 '15 at 16:10
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I'm writing a fantasy short story taking place on a platform that was built in a lake, but is tall enough to be above the surface. Since it's a short story, I don't really want to spend much time explaining it, but there's a decent chance I'll use that location again in future works, so I'd still like to give my readers a good idea of what it looks like. What would be a good way to do that in a single sentence?
As the title indicates, I've found three possibilities, but I'm not sure which would be best:
- "in the lake" - sounds like it's submerged, but could be what I'm looking for all the same
- "above the lake" - sounds like it was built on the shore, sort of like "overlooking the lake"(?), "looking over the lake"
- "over the lake" - sounds like it's floating over it
Any other ideas are welcome as well (as long as they are concise, of course), but I'd really like to just focus on those three, if possible
meaning word-choice
asked Dec 30 '15 at 16:10
LadinigLadinig
111
I'm writing a fantasy short story taking place on a platform that was built in a lake, but is tall enough to be above the surface. Since it's a short story, I don't really want to spend much time explaining it, but there's a decent chance I'll use that location again in future works, so I'd still like to give my readers a good idea of what it looks like. What would be a good way to do that in a single sentence?
As the title indicates, I've found three possibilities, but I'm not sure which would be best:
- "in the lake" - sounds like it's submerged, but could be what I'm looking for all the same
- "above the lake" - sounds like it was built on the shore, sort of like "overlooking the lake"(?), "looking over the lake"
- "over the lake" - sounds like it's floating over it
Any other ideas are welcome as well (as long as they are concise, of course), but I'd really like to just focus on those three, if possible
meaning word-choice
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In Texas (many lakes) we would say "on the lake" ...as it carries you.
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While "on the lake" is definitely what I would use normally, I'm not sure it implies structure that starts below the water, with only part emerging above the surface.
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The birds flew over the lake or above the lake which is correct
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In Texas (many lakes) we would say "on the lake" ...as it carries you.
answered Dec 30 '15 at 16:14
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While "on the lake" is definitely what I would use normally, I'm not sure it implies structure that starts below the water, with only part emerging above the surface.
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Dec 30 '15 at 22:42
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In Texas (many lakes) we would say "on the lake" ...as it carries you.
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While "on the lake" is definitely what I would use normally, I'm not sure it implies structure that starts below the water, with only part emerging above the surface.
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Dec 30 '15 at 22:42
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In Texas (many lakes) we would say "on the lake" ...as it carries you.
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In Texas (many lakes) we would say "on the lake" ...as it carries you.
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While "on the lake" is definitely what I would use normally, I'm not sure it implies structure that starts below the water, with only part emerging above the surface.
– AlannaRose
Dec 30 '15 at 22:42
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While "on the lake" is definitely what I would use normally, I'm not sure it implies structure that starts below the water, with only part emerging above the surface.
– AlannaRose
Dec 30 '15 at 22:42
While "on the lake" is definitely what I would use normally, I'm not sure it implies structure that starts below the water, with only part emerging above the surface.
– AlannaRose
Dec 30 '15 at 22:42
While "on the lake" is definitely what I would use normally, I'm not sure it implies structure that starts below the water, with only part emerging above the surface.
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The birds flew over the lake or above the lake which is correct
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