Dear all
Please tell me which is a better preposition for the following sentence.
1- The bullet hit him ---------- the thigh. ( on- at)
Tom
Dear all
Please tell me which is a better preposition for the following sentence.
1- The bullet hit him ---------- the thigh. ( on- at)
Tom
Hi Tom
“On” is the better of the two, but it sounds like the bullet hit and then went no further (as though he were wearing bullet-proof trousers or the bullet was simply dropped rather than shot from a gun).
If he was shot, I would probably say “The bullet hit him in the leg”.
Amy