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Roof or Ceiling? #1 (permalink) Tue May 30, 2006 13:51 pm   Roof or Ceiling?
 

Dear everybody

If I am in my room and an earthquake strikes (Lord forbid Very Happy ), what would I see?

1-The ceiling of my room spilit.

OR

2-The roof of my room spilit.

Thanks in advance

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Roof/ceiling #2 (permalink) Tue May 30, 2006 14:03 pm   Roof/ceiling
 

Hi Tom,

They're both the top of something - the roof is on the outside of the house - the ceiling is on the inside of the room.

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Roof or Ceiling? #3 (permalink) Tue May 30, 2006 14:12 pm   Roof or Ceiling?
 

Hi Tom

I'd use the word ceiling if you simply see a crack.

I'd use the word roof, if you can see sky through the crack. Additionally, I'd talk about "the roof of my house" and not the "roof of my room".

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Roof or Ceiling? #4 (permalink) Tue May 30, 2006 14:39 pm   Roof or Ceiling?
 

Thank you Alan and Amy

One question:

There was a crack on the ceiling.

OR

There was a crack in the ceiling.

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Roof or Ceiling? #5 (permalink) Tue May 30, 2006 15:20 pm   Roof or Ceiling?
 

Hi Tom,

crack IN the ceiling

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Roof or Ceiling? #6 (permalink) Wed May 31, 2006 9:38 am   Roof or Ceiling?
 

Dear Amy

Would you also go for in? Smile

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Roof or Ceiling? #7 (permalink) Wed May 31, 2006 9:58 am   Roof or Ceiling?
 

Hi Tom

Yes, "IN" would definitely be the right choice because that is the nature of most cracks. (i.e. "ON" would only indicate the surface and not deeper)

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Roof or Ceiling? #8 (permalink) Wed May 31, 2006 10:18 am   Roof or Ceiling?
 

My dear Amy

If you feel up to it, kindly give one example of each use, i.e, CRACK ON and CRACK IN

Thank you

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