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MeggPhaggSioux Posted 15 years ago
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"The car was going 60 miles per hour."

"The car was going at 60 miles per hour."

Is the version with "at" more formal?
  

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The version with "at" would seem to be less, not more, formal. This is how folks from the country talk sometimes. They tend to throw in extra words, for effect.

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  • The version with "at" would seem to be less, not more, formal.
  • This is how folks from the country talk sometimes.
  • They tend to throw in extra words, for effect.
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The version with "at" would seem to be less, not more, formal. This is how folks from the country talk sometimes. They tend to throw in extra words, for effect. As in: "I never seen him but once in five years." (in more standard English this would be: "I saw him once in five years."); "You can see him down at the creek." (in more standard English this would be "You can see him at the creek.
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So, "The car was going at 60 miles per hour." is wrong.
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MeggPhaggSiouxSo, "The car was going at 60 miles per hour." is wrong.
No. I don't have any problem with either version.
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MeggPhaggSiouxSo, "The car was going at 60 miles per hour." is wrong.

No. In fact you can dress it up even more:

The car was going at a speed of 60 miles per hour.

The car was going at a rate of 60 miles per hour.

The car was going at a velocity of 60 miles per hour.

CJ
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Then "going 60 miles per hour" is not standard English?
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MeggPhaggSioux"The car was going 60 miles per hour." "The car was going at 60 miles per hour."
Both are fine.
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