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Chiachen Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
Behind or Following Phelps?
Please help! When in a race, how to correctly describe the athletes that are racing behind the one who's in the lead. Do we say Behind/Following Phelps, in order, are Anastasia Zueva, ....
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Trailing.
- Trailing.
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Thank you!! So, while in action, I can say trailing behind Bolt are, in order, Yohan Blake, Justin Gatlin, Tyson Gay, Ryan Bailey, Martina and Thomas. However,maybe not to be used for the final result after the race?
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Yes, for the final result: A trailed B by 1.8 seconds.
PS: Yes, you could also say A was 1.8 seconds behind B.
PS: Yes, you could also say A was 1.8 seconds behind B.
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