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on the left vs in the left

The correct phrase you want here is 'on the left.' 'In the left' isn't a common or correct English construction. 'On the left' is used to indicate the direction or location of something to the left of a reference point.
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on the left

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use 'on the left' to describe the position or direction of something to the left of a reference point.

Examples:

  • The book is on the left side of the shelf.
  • Turn left at the intersection.
  • Sep 15, 2021 ... Are there any differences between "to the left" and "on the left"? For example, A. The hotel is to the left of the restaurant.
  • Life On The Left Rein · BADMINTON GRASSROOTS Pt 2 Showjumping & Cross Country | Top 10 Finish · Videos · Popular videos · Weekly Vlogs · EmTee Eventures!! · Shorts ...
  • welcome to drive on the left. We're Drew and Julie, American expats living in Singapore. We've lived overseas since 2013, in London, China (Shenzhen and ...
  • Solved: Hello guys, Any trick to have the title on slicers, especially when we choose dropdown, to be on the left side ? So like this slicer : I.
  • Apr 18, 2019 ... Show tabs on the left side. ... Juraj M. ... Juraj M. ... Something like: ... Maybe by using some plugin? I have many tabs opened and it's really hard ...
  • RISE FROM YOUR GRAVE! Last Podcast on the Left barrels headlong into all things horror — as hosts Marcus Parks and Henry Zebrowski cover dark subjects spanning ...
  • Jul 24, 2018 ... Try to stay on the left side while parking and if you need fuel, try for a garage on the left side. Most errors are made by people pulling out from the right ...
  • Nov 3, 2021 ... For a couple of days I haven't been able to push away (to the left) the "mini slides" on the left side of a PPT slide.
  • Apr 2, 2024 ... Toolbar on the left side is missing, how do I restore it? NTC Ann.
  • Dec 28, 2023 ... The TASKBAR is on the left, the START MENU is still centered. It's just on of the many minor annoyances that one has to live with in a Windows ...

Alternatives:

  • to the left
  • on your left
  • left side

in the left

This phrase is not correct in English and is not commonly used.

  • Apr 2, 2021 ... You would not use "in the left", "on the right" is correct. Here's some sentence examples: "This is a picture of my mother (on the far right) ...
  • Jun 1, 2018 ... UI Navigation change: Only 7 Team Members displayed in the left sidebar - #11 by Marie. If that's ok, I'm just going to merge your feedback ...
  • Sep 26, 2014 ... For example, would it be correct to say "There was just one USB port in the left side of the device"? Or should I use "on"? Thank you. A ...
  • Jun 7, 2023 ... Workspaces shouldn't appear under Teams heading in the left sidebar ... This is confusing because a workspace is not a team, and in fact a common ...
  • Mar 12, 2019 ... Unresolved sexual tension is a huge motif in The Left Hand of Darkness—it can be a source of power and human closeness, but it can also lead to ...
  • Feb 28, 2024 ... How to keep sections in the left sidebar collapsed by default? Tips, Tricks & Best Practices. Search Tips, Tricks & Best Practices for ...
  • Nov 20, 2012 ... my text is stuck in the left collumn sort of like a newspaper layout. so say if i type something, for example 'the dog went to the park', it ...
  • Nov 18, 2020 ... The numbering itself is IN the left margin, to the left of any text I can edit. I cannot edit this numbering, and when I try to add more, it ...
  • Custom Panel Extension in the Left JupyterLab Area · JupyterLab · Stefano_Fioravanzo June 28, 2019, 8:06am 1. Hello there,. I am trying to build a ...
  • Jan 18, 2018 ... Solved: I have one project and I've created several boards to reflect different teams and phases. The Epics are populated in the left panel ...

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