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Taka Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Down

She stared across the street, down a narrow gap between two houses.

Is this "down" a preposition? If so, what does this "down" really mean?
  

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We often use up and down when we actually mean 'through' or 'along', even if there is no question of elevation . [ I live just a few blocks down/up the street from your grandparents. ]

— Philip

  • We often use up and down when we actually mean 'through' or 'along', even if there is no question of elevation .
  • [ I live just a few blocks down/up the street from your grandparents.
  • ]
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We often use up and down when we actually mean 'through' or 'along', even if there is no question of elevation. [ I live just a few blocks down/up the street from your grandparents. ]
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AH! That "down"! I see.

Thanks, Philip!
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