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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

follow the crowd/tide

Some teenagers just follow the crowd and don't think about what they really want.

Could I replace the bolded phrase with "follow the tide; flow with the water/tide" without making a change in meaning? Thanks.
  

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Angliholic Some teenagers just follow the crowd and don't think about what they really want. Could I replace the bolded phrase with "follow the tide; flow with the water/tide" without making a change in meaning? Thanks.

— Philip

  • Angliholic Some teenagers just follow the crowd and don't think about what they really want.
  • Could I replace the bolded phrase with "follow the tide; flow with the water/tide" without making a change in meaning?
  • Thanks.
  • I understand 'follow the crowd' here, but 'flow with the tide' is usually used differently.
  • I take what comes, accept the good and the bad.
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AngliholicSome teenagers just follow the crowd and don't think about what they really want.

Could I replace the bolded phrase with "follow the tide; flow with the water/tide" without making a change in meaning? Thanks.
I understand 'follow the crowd' here, but 'flow with the tide' is usually used differently. I take what comes, accept th
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Philip
Angliholic
Some teenagers just follow the crowd and don't think about what they really want.

Could I replace the bolded phrase with "follow the tide; flow with the water/tide" without making a change in meaning? Thanks.

I understand 'follow the crowd' here, but 'flow with the tide' is usually used d
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