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Persian Learner Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Idle.

Hi,

Would you see a difference in meaning between the following two?


They idled along the river.

They idled along by the river.

  

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The first has them in a boat, and the second, on land. But the first can mean on land if that scene has been set.

  • The first has them in a boat, and the second, on land.
  • But the first can mean on land if that scene has been set.
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The first has them in a boat, and the second, on land. But the first can mean on land if that scene has been set.

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