Common Daily Prepositions

We've all read these common daily prepositions at one point in our lives. They are very commonly used in our daily lives, yet a lot of people still have a hard time with them, simply because a lot of times we don't pay too much attention to details when reading an article or listening to a conversation. My job here is to bring those details to your attention, so next time we speak we can be more proper.

On or in or at??

These are what's common (although some Americans sometimes say these differently):

To point out a specific position on a screen (TV, Computer, Phone)

- At the top/bottom of the screen

- On the the left/right (hand) side of the screen

- In the lower/upper right/left corner of the screen


To sit or lie...

(lie: most Americans say it lay, which is not grammatically correct, but very common. It's a topic for another day :))

- To lie/lay in bed (You can say "I am lying in bed" instead of ..in a bed" Or you can be more precise by saying "I am laying in my/his/her bed")

- To sit in a chair

- To sit on a couch/sofa/stool/bench.