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0 Sorry to pester you again but I need your help. I've heard this sentence: "That off-the beaten track village is not the Malone's road", well, I'm not sure if they said 'Malone' or something like that (there's background noise) Does it ring a bell? If so, what's the meaning of the sentence? 02br00THANKS IN ADVANCE 0-

YoungCalifornian · Accepted Answer

0 Hi Dido, it would be helpful if I knew the context of this sentence, but I'll give it my best shot. 02br
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00"off-the beaten track" - This looks like a variation of the expression 'off the beaten path'. First of all, a 'beaten path' is a way, road, or passage that has been used by many people. Therefore, to go 'off the beaten path' is go a way that not many people have gone before. This expression can be used both literally or metaphorically. In the sentence you've provided, the expression appears to be used literally. The village mentioned would seem to be either hard to get to, or the road to it not along typical traveller routes. 02br
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00My problem in understanding this sentence is that, as it's written, the subject "village" is equated with "road." This is clearer if you remove the "off-the beaten track" description. The sentence then becomes, "That... village is not the Malone's road." Obviously, a village cannot be a road, as the two words have different meanings. 02br
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00It seems that you listened to this sentence rather than having read it, judging from your comment about background noise (Malone is a relatively common surname, by the way). My guess is that you slightly misheard it. I don't know the original sentence of course, but would venture to say that it's meaning was either that the Malone's road is not the pathway to the village, or that Malone's road is not in that village. 0-

Abbie1948 · Answer

0 Hi Jim, 02br
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00"off the beaten track" is more common in BrE than "off the beaten path". Is this Irish, by any chance? 0-

Dido · Answer

0 Thanks for your help. Would the meaning change if the sentence were: Paris is not the Malone Road???? 0-

Abbie1948 · Answer

0 Malone's Road, as Jim said, sounds as though it belongs to someone named malone, or is the road to his house. 02br
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01b00The02b00 Malone Road would be road leading to a 01b00place02b00 called Malone. 02br
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00It seems to me the latter is more likely. 0-

MrPedantic · Answer

0 Wild guess: 'the Le Mans road'? 02br
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