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Mar 27, 2014 · English. Mar 27, 2014. #2. If you go to a field and stand next to it, you would be at the field. If you go onto the field, it's best to say 'in the field'. In truth, it's a minor point and any option would probably do, unless you wanted to be very specific about your location.
Nov 11, 2008 · Oregon, USA. USA English. Nov 11, 2008. #2. Normally, sports are played on a football field, tennis court, baseball diamond, etc. Except, of course, in the case of baseball, where the team that is not batting is said to be "in the field." "In the field " often refers to a large unbounded and undefined area out of doors. Examples:
Oct 28, 2008 · Good question. We use these terms all the time in Ireland and the UK. A pitch is a sports field. You may only use the term 'pitch' to refer to a field that is used for sports, or a part of a field that is used for sports. Examples: "The field around the corner is used as a football pitch at the weekend". "They had two rugby pitches marked out ...
Sep 4, 2013 · Sep 4, 2013. #2. You could say 'field of work' in English, I suppose, but it seems a bit of a confusion between an academic field (my field is linguistics), and a line of work, the job you have - which, if your field is linguistics, by the way, is unlikely to be anything usefully related to it. However, I looked at the British National Corpus ...
Aug 3, 2011 · field/fiːld/. verb. 1 chiefly Cricket & Baseball attempt to catch or stop the ball and return it after it has been hit. catch or stop (the ball) and return it. 2 select for a game or to stand in an election. 3 deal with (a difficult question, telephone call, etc.). P.
Oct 29, 2010 · Oct 29, 2010. #5. greatcz said: For example, after receiving 4-year education in pure mathematics, I now plan to study in the ()field, such as computer science, engineering. You do not want to specify one particular field, and anyway there is no specific applied field related to pure mathematics (you don't want to write applied mathematics), so ...
Nov 9, 2012 · In specifies a physical space; at specifies a place that is defined by function rather than by physical location; on specifies a surface. A field can be any of these things, depending on why the field is important to the speaker. A.
Mar 8, 2007 · Massachusetts. USA, English. Mar 8, 2007. #3. The difference is not unrelated to their difference in farming: a field is a particular plot of land. An area is a general location. Similarly, an "area" is more general (less specific) than a "field" in other uses. Economics, as a discipline or profession, is a field, or "field of study."
Oct 9, 2014 · I found this sentence from a book. Classification is a useful approach to the organization of knowledge in any field. I wonder why we don’t add "s" and write any fields since field is a countable noun as I saw it from a dictionary. Could you tell me whether "any field" is correct or...
Oct 20, 2013 · English - U.S. Oct 20, 2013. #6. Cricket: Pitch = part of a field where the game is played. Only a noun. Baseball: Pitch = the act of throwing the ball so that a batter can try to hit it. The player who throws it is the pitcher. Also a verb, to pitch, to throw the ball in this way. The two are absolutely NOT interchangeable.
