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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Against or towards

How would you naturally phrase this? Which is correct? Toward or against?

There was a guy walking on the highway in the direction of traffic/towards traffic/against traffic.


Which are correct?

Make sure you have the wind behind you/at your back.
I ran with the wind behind me/at my back.

I ran into the wind so it was a lot harder to run as fast.

I ran against/towards the wind so it was a lot harder to run as fast.

Thank you very much



  

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Assume he is walking north. against the traffic means the traffic is going south. with the traffic means the traffic is going north.

— Clive

  • Assume he is walking north.
  • against the traffic means the traffic is going south.
  • with the traffic means the traffic is going north.
  • Which are correct?
  • Both Make sure you have the wind behind you/at your back.
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Assume he is walking north.

against the traffic means the traffic is going south.

with the traffic means the traffic is going north.


Which are correct? Both

Make sure you have the wind behind you/at your back.
I ran with the wind behind me/at my back.

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