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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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in or along

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Nails grow in the nail groove/along the nail groove. Grooves are to nails what rails are to trains.

Do trains drive along in rails?

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Trains drive on rails. For me, the analogy doesn't work very well. Trains are big and heavy and move quickly.

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  • Trains drive on rails.
  • For me, the analogy doesn't work very well.
  • Trains are big and heavy and move quickly.
  • Nails are small and light and move extremely slowly.
  • Also, they seem to be embedded onto the whole finger, not merely kept in place by a rail-like "groove".
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Trains drive on rails. For me, the analogy doesn't work very well. Trains are big and heavy and move quickly. Nails are small and light and move extremely slowly. Also, they seem to be embedded onto the whole finger, not merely kept in place by a rail-like "groove".
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