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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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barrelling down the street

0I hate it when my neighbors throw a party/parties. Cars will be barelling down the street.02br
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00Are there any mistakes? And are both choices correct?02br
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02br 00You have spelt01i 00 barreling02i 00 wrong. 01i 00 A party/parties02i 00 are both OK. 0-

  • 02br 00You have spelt01i 00 barreling02i 00 wrong.
  • 01i 00 A party/parties02i 00 are both OK.
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00You have spelt01i00 barreling02i00 wrong. 01i00 A party/parties02i00 are both OK. The relationship between 01i00barreling02i00 (= hurrying) 01i00cars02i00 and a 01i00party02i00 is unclear.0-
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0Would it be better if I add a "because" between the sentences.02br
00I hate it when my neighbors throw a party because cars will be barreling down the street.02br
00I hate it when my neighbors throw a party because cars barrel down the street.02br
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00Also, are both versions natural?0-
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00I don't see the logic that party cars must barrel.0-
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0 It's just that the street we live on is very long and wide and there are no speed bumps. I have no idea why they want to speed down the street too but they do. Does it mean that just because my reader and I have different perceptions about the way cars travel down my street, my sentence automatically becomes unnatural? 0-
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0How about - 02br
00 Cars will be rolling down the street.0-
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0 Thanks, MM and Optilang. 0-
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0 Not rolling as it sounds as though there is no driver, the handbrake has slipped off, and a parked car has run away by itself!02br
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00OK, we'll just have to accept that the visitors to the party will drive too fast for you to use 'barreling' 0-
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0 OK, we'll just have to accept that the visitors to the party will drive too fast for you to use 'barreling'02br
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00Nona, if I understand this statement, it means barreling is much slower than speeding. 0-
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0 Sorry, yes you're right about 01i00rolling down the street.02i02br
00How about - 01i00rolling up (in) the street 02i02br
00as in02br
00'Oh look who's just rolled up'. 0-
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0 Sorry I phrased that badly. I was adding too much meaning from the verbal version I was imagining and it didn't come over in writing.02br
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00OK, we'll just have to accept that the visitors to the party will drive too fast, for you to use 'barreling'02br
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00meaning02br
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00OK, for you to use barreling, we'll just have to acc

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