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Jackson6612 Posted 19 years ago
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Cycle parallel to me.

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00In my opinion:02p

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01b01i00walk beside me02i02b00 means 01b01i00walk should-to-shoulder with me02i02b00.02p

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00The following link has a picture, which will further let you know what I think about 01i00walk beside me02i00:02p

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00In that picture a girl and a boy are 01i00standing beside to each other02i00.02p

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00Few days ago, I and my friend were cycling. My friend little ahead of me. Suddenly, he asked to me ''Jack, come forward and 01b01span00cycle parallel to me02span02b00''. By01i00 parallel02i00 he meant to say that I cycled shoulder-to-shoulder with him, so that we could also chat while cycling. Is the use of word 01i00parallel02i00 right here? Shouldn't he had used 01i00beside 02i00in stead of 01i00parallel 02i00in01i00 01i00cycle parallel to me02i02i00? Don't you think using word 01i00parallel02i00 look mathematical?02p

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0 01i 00should-to-shoulder02i 02br 00 means01b 00 closer02b 00 IMO than in that pic, those shoulders should be practically touching each other, like in the army02br 02br 01i 00cycle parallel to me02i 02br 00 means 02br 01i 00cycle on a path which is parallel to mine, but not necessarily on the same level, could be ahead, could be behind a bit02i 0-

  • 0 01i 00should-to-shoulder02i 02br 00 means01b 00 closer02b 00 IMO than in that pic, those shoulders should be practically touching each other, like in the army02br 02br 01i 00cycle parallel to me02i 02br 00 means 02br 01i 00cycle on a path which is parallel to mine, but not necessarily on the same level, could be ahead, could be behind a bit02i 0-
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0 01i00should-to-shoulder02i02br
00 means01b00 closer02b00 IMO than in that pic, those shoulders should be practically touching each other, like in the army02br
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01i00cycle parallel to me02i02br
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01i00cycle on a path which is parallel to mine, but not necessa
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0I think the most natural thing to say is "Come and 01i00ride next to me 02i00so we can talk."0-
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10In my opinion:12p

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11b11i10walk beside me12i12b10 means 11b11i10walk should-to-shoulder with me12i12b10.12p

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10The following link has a picture, which will further let you know what I th

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0 Isn't "parallel" extremely broad a term compared to those others? A dude could be riding his bike ten miles to your left or right and if he was going exactly in the same direction as you, he'd still be "cycling parallel" to you, no?0-
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01cite10Ocelot12cite10Isn't "parallel" extremely broad a term compared to those others? A dude could be riding his bike ten miles to your left or right and if he was going exactly in the same direction as you, he'd still be "cycling parallel" to you, no?12br
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10Yes, you are correct.0-
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0 Yes,01i00 parallel02i00 isn't related to distance or relative distance (ahead, behind). 0-
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01cite10Jackson661212cite10Hi,12br
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10In my town phrases like 11i10cycle parallel to me12i10 and 11i10drive parallel to me12i10 are very common. In these phrases 11i10parallel12i10 means to cycle/drive on the left or right side of someone. Is 1

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