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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
cycling back home
Can I say,
(a) John was cycling from his school back home.
(b) On the way cycling home, John saw a lady tripping by a stone.
(a) John was cycling from his school back home.
(b) On the way cycling home, John saw a lady tripping by a stone.
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In AmEng we don't use 'cycling' much except to talk about the sport or activity. I would say, "John was riding his bike back home from school".
- In AmEng we don't use 'cycling' much except to talk about the sport or activity.
- I would say, "John was riding his bike back home from school".
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In AmEng we don't use 'cycling' much except to talk about the sport or activity. I would say, "John was riding his bike back home from school".
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What about these phrases: bussed back home, jeeped out, helicoptered back to the capital?
Are they okay?
Are they okay?
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I haven't used any of them myself, and I don't believe I've heard them before. They all sound natural enough, however, and I would understand them all, with the possible exception of 'jeeped out'. Does that mean that you took the jeep out to some remote place?
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I just went for a google search and foud the phrase "jeep out". I never used these phrases myself but am aware of their use.
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I also remember reading "carred back home".
Sorry, Mr. Vincent, to interrupt. As to your sentences, my intuition is that both of them are quite okay.
Sorry, Mr. Vincent, to interrupt. As to your sentences, my intuition is that both of them are quite okay.
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