prepositions
The petition said an “extraordinary circumstance” was prevailing over armed forces personnel fighting in the insurgency-hit areas and the nation’s borders.
The Hindu: 300 Army officers move SC against ‘prosecution’
In this extract "in the borders" is used but "on the borders" is correct.
So I am a bit confused.
Short answer: The word "in" is idiomatic with corner, so I see nothing wrong with the author's wording.
Longer answer:
I was taught that you should say at the top-right corner of something
I don't know where you learned that, but always be skeptical of a simple rule that always tells you which preposition is right – particularly if you think any other preposition would be wrong. These little words are more flexible than a gymnast!
Even without the word corner, I think I prefer in over at or to, although none of these seem "incorrect":
The logo is a tiny picture that sits in the top left.
The logo is a tiny picture that sits at the top left.
The logo is a tiny picture that sits to the top left.
The only 100% accurate, hard-and-fast rule is that there is no 100% accurate, hard-and-fast rule. I can use several prepositions to accurately describe the locations in this picture:
However, these are okay, too:
Since there is a question is given ahead of time the appropriate preposition is
in
Choose the inappropriate synonym or antonym that does NOT match with the word in the question.
For example
Q1. happy 1) laughing 2) crying 3) smiling 4) glad
"happy" (the word in the question) is neither "on" nor "of" the question, but "in" Q1.
You can have a
question on something
question of something
but not
something on a question
something of a question
Best Answer
Yes, the writing in that phrase is a little awkward.
My guess is they chose in the insurgency-hit areas and the nation’s borders over in the insurgency-hit areas and on the nation’s borders because it was more concise.