Why do we use "on" for the Hill instead of "at" or "in"?
“They're debating that nuclear waste issue on the Hill today.”
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TiskitablettiJanuary 2021 ”On the hill” means being on top of the hill. ”At the hill” means being near the hill, and it is more inaccurate of the area where you are. for example ” Meet me at the hill” or ” I´m at school” . ”In the hill” would mean that you are inside the hill. |
AussieInBgJanuary 2021 ”at the top of the hill” is far more commonly used in Australian English
VsevuskavJanuary 2021 Actually, while ”on top of the hill” can mean ”at the highest point of the hill”, we also use it to emphasise that we mean ”on the hill” rather than ”under/in/etc the hill”. For example, ”The Hobbits build their houses into the sides of hills. Personally, I would rather live on top of a hill than under it.”
If you want to emphasise being at the highest point of a hill, it would be better to say ”at the top of the hill”.
AussieInBgJanuary 2021 No, not ”on top of the hill” - ”on top of the hill” refers to the position of the highest point of the hill.
Not being a native English speaker and likely not familiar with the US political system, it’s understandable that you didn’t understand the term ”on the Hill” (hill with a capital H)
AussieInBgJanuary 2021 ”on the Hill” is used as slang in the US to refer to the ”US Congress”, the US parliament. Its approximate location is the Washington suburb ”Capital Hill” - hence the shortened form ”the Hill”. |
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