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User_gary Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

climb up

Because the train was very crowded, I had to climb up the top of the train.

Is this sentence correct?

Also, are there are any alternatives for "climb up" in this context?
  

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Only in third world countries are you allowed to ride on top of a train. It is unsafe. Because the train was very crowded, I had to climb (up) on(to) the top .

— Mister Micawber

  • Only in third world countries are you allowed to ride on top of a train.
  • It is unsafe.
  • Because the train was very crowded, I had to climb (up) on(to) the top .
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Only in third world countries are you allowed to ride on top of a train. It is unsafe.

Because the train was very crowded, I had to climb (up) on(to) the top.
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Just now, I have thought of an alternative for "climb up" that is "get up". So can I say, "I had to get up onto the top". Similarly, when the train arrived at the destination, should I say, "I got down from it" or "I climbed down from it'.

Please help me.
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Yes those variations are all very good, Gary.

By the way, your plaintive 'Please help me' has lost all force and is now easily ignorable, because you use it on all your posts. When you really need, it will no longer be effective. You don't see me attaching an identical tag to all of my posts, do you?
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By the way, your plaintive 'Please help me' has lost all force and is now easily ignorable, because you use it on all your posts. When you really need, it will no longer be effective.
Thank you Mister Micawber for the advice. I will be careful about it.
You don't see me attaching an identical tag to all of my posts, do you?
No. Where the tag is?
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You don't see me attaching an identical tag to all of my posts, do you?


No. Where the tag is?
That's the point-- I don't use one.

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