Underneath

[silence10]

Can anyone give me information what's the difference between 'under'
and 'underneath'?

[Gość: chickenShorts]

I'm under the impression that that man under the table is under the heavy
influence of alcohol... Of course, there could be a perfectly innocent
explanation underneath all these suspicions.

[Gość: Beart]

Prepositions follow their own rules, and, in some cases, carry their own
idiomatic meanings.
It is not easy to set a formula to go by. But, what the heck, I will try.
Underneath means under and beneath, directly beneath.

1.Underneath means directly under or directly below when the location or
placement is concerned:
e.g., sign it and write the date underneath (suggests leave no space under the
signature), you could find the original Picasso underneath

2.When you want to hide/place/store something directly under something
else, "underneath" is better than "under"
e.g., long johns underneath the trousers.

3.When something serves as a support for something else, e.g., the foundation
underneath the house.

When the "directness" is not critical, regular "under" will do, unless it is an
idom.

That's the best I can do.

[Gość: chickNosey]

Beart, are you a business version of Bert? Just beeing nosy!

that's just a fair hiding

[Gość: Beart]

Bert, my twin brother, is vacationing right now in Italy. I know first hand he
is in love with the Dolomites, Italy, region, where he goes every year along
with his wife to ski. He is having the time of his life in Corvara, high in the
gorgeous mountains where Italian is spoken mixed to perfection with German and
Ladin. I know he loves every minute spent there. His previous post were coming
from Portland, Oregon, where his bosses ordered him on business. I am sure he
will return to his original nick on December 24 to wish everybody in his wife's
mother country all the best for the Christmas Holidays and the New Year from
his home base at Boston, New England. He will not forget W, Sisi, Erwas, Nat,
and other friendly faces.