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Re:Nonnative English speakers share their gripes about speak... by kuang_eleven on Thursday May 20, 2021 @03:23PM (#27225832)
As is general true in English, there are a lot of idiomatic ways to say the same thing.

I would probably say to move them "off to the edge" or just "to the edge". Confusingly, "off the edge" would not be correct, that would mean pushing them onto the ground!

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Re:Nonnative English speakers share their gripes about speak... by BrandoElFollito on Thursday May 20, 2021 @04:10PM (#27226507)
Wouldn't you say "on the side"?
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Re:Nonnative English speakers share their gripes about speak... by pessimizer on Thursday May 20, 2021 @06:16PM (#27228105)
Almost never. I wouldn't even assume that a grill had a "side", I'd think it was just as likely to be round. I'd say "edge." Native speaker.
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