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Madhulk Posted 18 years ago
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halfway across the world
Does "halfway across the world" mean on the other side of the world? Or is it something else?
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That rather depends on full context. The young New Zealander came from halfway across the world to play football for England. >> specifically from halfway around the world Those vegetables have come halfway across the world to the supermarket shelves >> metaphorically they have come a long way.
- That rather depends on full context.
- The young New Zealander came from halfway across the world to play football for England.
- >> specifically from halfway around the world Those vegetables have come halfway across the world to the supermarket shelves >> metaphorically they have come a long way.
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That rather depends on full context.
The young New Zealander came from halfway across the world to play football for England. >> specifically from halfway around the world
Those vegetables have come halfway across the world to the supermarket shelves >> metaphorically they have come a long way.
The young New Zealander came from halfway across the world to play football for England. >> specifically from halfway around the world
Those vegetables have come halfway across the world to the supermarket shelves >> metaphorically they have come a long way.
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Yeah, I'm interested in the meaning in the first sentence - The young New Zealander came from halfway across the world to play football for England.
This meaning I cannot undestand. Is it something like from the other side of the world?
This meaning I cannot undestand. Is it something like from the other side of the world?
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I don't think people stop to calculate the distances. It simply means "From a really long, long way away."
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Hi Clive,
It's just for my curiosity. For us, from Vietnam where we live, the States, Canada,or is 'halfway around the world'. We don't use that phrase with or the North / South Pole. Would you use it to talk about how far is from ?
It's just for my curiosity. For us, from Vietnam where we live, the States, Canada,or is 'halfway around the world'. We don't use that phrase with or the North / South Pole. Would you use it to talk about how far is from ?
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Hi,
For us, from Vietnam where we live, the States, Canada,or Cuba is 'halfway around the world'. We don't use that phrase with Australia or the North / South Pole. Would you use it to talk about how far Saint Pierre and Miquelon is from Punta Arenas, Chile?
I agree that, with this expression, we do tend to think of it in terms of East/West, more than North/South.
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For us, from Vietnam where we live, the States, Canada,or Cuba is 'halfway around the world'. We don't use that phrase with Australia or the North / South Pole. Would you use it to talk about how far Saint Pierre and Miquelon is from Punta Arenas, Chile?
I agree that, with this expression, we do tend to think of it in terms of East/West, more than North/South.
We oc
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Hi Clive,
Thank you! That should answer the question posted by Madhulk - I hope.
Thank you! That should answer the question posted by Madhulk - I hope.
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