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Abil Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

For a charge

X ekes out a living by ferrying passengers on his motorbike for a charge, while his father is a shopkeeper.



Is the sentence OK? Thanks
  

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X ekes out a living by carrying passengers on his motorbike, while his father is a shopkeeper. 'Ferrying' is by boat.

— Mister Micawber

  • X ekes out a living by carrying passengers on his motorbike, while his father is a shopkeeper.
  • 'Ferrying' is by boat.
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X ekes out a living by carrying passengers on his motorbike, while his father is a shopkeeper.

'Ferrying' is by boat.
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It sounds a little bit odd, but I wouldn't say it's "wrong".

It sounds odd because "while" (which here seems to mean "at the same time" or perhaps "although") doesn't seem to be quite the correct word.
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Thanks MM and Bob. Bob what do you suggest?
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X's father is a shopkeper, but he ekes out a living by ferrying passengers on his motorbike.

While I agree that "to ferry" is usually associted with water it does not have to be.

See: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ferry

Where they say: To move someone
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