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[/nq] Please put all of your inquiry in your post. Not all participants see your subject line. ) To my ear, "drop by" implies stopping somewhere to visit for a while.
- [/nq] Please put all of your inquiry in your post.
- Not all participants see your subject line.
- ) To my ear, "drop by" implies stopping somewhere to visit for a while.
- "Swing by" implies going somewhere and stopping somewhere briefly.
- So "drop by" tends to emphasize staying, and "swing by" tends to emphasize passing through and leaving.
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[nq:1]Any difference, thx![/nq]
Please put all of your inquiry in your post. Not all participants see your subject line. (I did, so I'll answer.)
To my ear, "drop by" implies stopping somewhere to visit for a while. "Swing by" implies going somewhere and stopping somewhere briefly. So "drop by" tends to emphasize staying, and "swing by" tends to emphasize passing through and leaving. I wou
Please put all of your inquiry in your post. Not all participants see your subject line. (I did, so I'll answer.)
To my ear, "drop by" implies stopping somewhere to visit for a while. "Swing by" implies going somewhere and stopping somewhere briefly. So "drop by" tends to emphasize staying, and "swing by" tends to emphasize passing through and leaving. I wou
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[nq:2]Any difference, thx![/nq]
[nq:1]Please put all of your inquiry in your post. Not all participants see your subject line. (I did, so I'll ... passing through and leaving. I would repeat that that's how I understand them. I know of no more formal distinction.[/nq]
I've used 'swing by' to mean a stop someplace that was on the way, or rather, not far out of the way, of my original route.
[nq:1]Please put all of your inquiry in your post. Not all participants see your subject line. (I did, so I'll ... passing through and leaving. I would repeat that that's how I understand them. I know of no more formal distinction.[/nq]
I've used 'swing by' to mean a stop someplace that was on the way, or rather, not far out of the way, of my original route.
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[nq:1](snip)[/nq]
[nq:2]To my ear, "drop by" implies stopping somewhere to visit ... "swing by" tends to emphasize passing through and leaving. ...[/nq]
[nq:1]I've used 'swing by' to mean a stop someplace that was on the way, or rather, not far out of the way, of my original route. "Drop by" is making a special trip, going just there.[/nq]
I suspect there are as many answers to this qu
[nq:2]To my ear, "drop by" implies stopping somewhere to visit ... "swing by" tends to emphasize passing through and leaving. ...[/nq]
[nq:1]I've used 'swing by' to mean a stop someplace that was on the way, or rather, not far out of the way, of my original route. "Drop by" is making a special trip, going just there.[/nq]
I suspect there are as many answers to this qu
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[nq:1](snip)[/nq]
[nq:2]I've used 'swing by' to mean a stop someplace that ... "Drop by" is making a special trip, going just there.[/nq]
[nq:1]I suspect there are as many answers to this question as there are people to answer it. Both are informal ... one wouldn't "swing by" a place that was inaccessible or noted for (say) slow and crowded roads (except, perhaps, ironically).[/nq]
Hmm
[nq:2]I've used 'swing by' to mean a stop someplace that ... "Drop by" is making a special trip, going just there.[/nq]
[nq:1]I suspect there are as many answers to this question as there are people to answer it. Both are informal ... one wouldn't "swing by" a place that was inaccessible or noted for (say) slow and crowded roads (except, perhaps, ironically).[/nq]
Hmm
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