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Written on it vs Written in it

These are both correct phrases, but they are used in somewhat disparate contexts. 'Written on it' is used when something is physically written on the surface of an object, like a note on a piece of paper. 'Written in it' is used when something is contained within an object, like a message inside a book.

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Written on it

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when referring to something that is physically written on the surface of an object, such as a note written on a piece of paper or a message written on a whiteboard.

Examples:

There was a message written on the whiteboard.
Her name was written on the card.
Please don't write on the walls.

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Last updated: October 30, 2024

Jan 19, 2018 ... Mary stood before me, draped with my blanket like a nun and holding a napkin that had written on (it), You don't want to play with me anymore?
Dec 20, 2020 ... ... written on it? : r/amazonprime. Open menu ... r ...
Feb 4, 2014 ... Why doesn't the space bar have anything written on it? · 7. The spacebar isn't the only key that is missing a legend. I give you the "Mystery Key ...
Nov 15, 2023 ... Every package I receive has “666” written on it. DISCUSSION. Just bought our first home and at first I found this quite humorous but now not ...
May 27, 2020 ... Can I deposit it into my account? Will the bank know the check is good and has not been cashed even though it has “void” written on it?
Apr 6, 2015 ... My research is needed. But there is nothing written on it. That's a problem. What will go in my literature chapter? Well, no. That's not the ...
I've written on it 20 times. By Tom Perna on October 7, 2021 • ( 3 Comments ). Today, marks the 20^th time that I have written on the great spiritual weapon ...
Sep 24, 2020 ... If someone gives me a check with his/her name written on it but without my name, can I sign my name on the check and cash it without his/her ...
Apr 10, 2023 ... Printer always prints a page with "Classified" written on it ... Hi, every time I try to print anything with my HP Deskjet Advantage 2376 it first ...

Alternatives:

inscribed on it
scribbled on it
marked on it
engraved on it
etched on it

Written in it

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when referring to something that is contained within an object, such as a message written in a book or a secret code written in a letter.

Examples:

There was a hidden message written in the book.
The answer was written in the email.
She found a note written in the drawer.

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Last updated: October 30, 2024

Sep 17, 2024 ... I need your opinions on scron (the code written in it) ... I'm not exactly sure where to post this, I hope this is the right place as I need any ...
Oct 17, 2014 ... Yes, the bible actually says that everything written in it is true. Psalm 33:4 (NIV bible). “For the Word of the Lord (The holy bible) is right ...
Jul 13, 2022 ... I had two similar situations recently where a polter has thrown the book but never written in it and so we excluded the book evidence but ...
May 10, 2019 ... How change a cell color when another cell has something written in it in Excel? · You want conditional formatting. – Scott Craner · Ive read that, ...
Aug 9, 2024 ... ... written in it, i cant exactly figure it out. Discussion & Theories. r ...
Blessed is the one who reads, and those who hear the words of the prophecy and keep the things which are written in it; for the time is near.
Sep 5, 2012 ... ... a cross stitched wall hanging on the side of a building with words written in it. More like this. lucy favero. 151 followers ...
Jul 21, 2022 ... I enjoy close third point of view and read a lot of novels written in it because it allows the reader to get intimate insight into a ...
Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be ...
Oct 18, 2016 ... an art piece is hanging on the wall with words written in it and colorful artwork. More like this. unitystampco · Unity Stamp Company. 19.1k ...

Alternatives:

contained in it
found in it
placed in it
inserted in it
enclosed in it

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