0I hate it when my neighbors throw a party/parties. Cars will be barelling down the street.02br 02br 00Are there any mistakes? And are both choices correct?02br 00Thanks.0-
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02br 00You have spelt01i 00 barreling02i 00 wrong. 01i 00 A party/parties02i 00 are both OK. 0-
— Mister Micawber
02br 00You have spelt01i 00 barreling02i 00 wrong.
01i 00 A party/parties02i 00 are both OK.
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0 .02br 00You have spelt01i00 barreling02i00 wrong. 01i00 A party/parties02i00 are both OK. The relationship between 01i00barreling02i00 (= hurrying) 01i00cars02i00 and a 01i00party02i00 is unclear.0-
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 02br 00Also, are both versions natural?0-
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-
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 02br 00OK, we'll just have to accept that the visitors to the party will drive too fast for you to use 'barreling' 0-
0 OK, we'll just have to accept that the visitors to the party will drive too fast for you to use 'barreling'02br 02br 00Nona, if I understand this statement, it means barreling is much slower than speeding. 0-
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-
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 02br 00OK, we'll just have to accept that the visitors to the party will drive too fast, for you to use 'barreling'02br 02br 00meaning02br 02br 00OK, for you to use barreling, we'll just have to acc