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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary

Is there anything wrong?

The down-bound train arrived at its destination. Then it turned around for the return trip.
(Or the train turned around upbound.)

Is there anything wrong with these sentences?
If so, point it out. Thank you in advance.
  

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The downtown-bound train. Or, more commonly, the downtown train. I have never heard down-bound or up-bound.

— BarbaraPA

  • The downtown-bound train.
  • Or, more commonly, the downtown train.
  • I have never heard down-bound or up-bound.
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The downtown-bound train. Or, more commonly, the downtown train.

I have never heard down-bound or up-bound.
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Hi,

The down-bound train arrived at its destination. Then it turned around for the return trip.
(Or the train turned around upbound.)

These are OK, except that we don't really say 'upbound/downbound'. You could say, informally, 'the up train', 'the down train'. We also speak of 'the northbound train', 'the southbound train'.

Also, it sou
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Thanks for your replies.
Your opinions help me a lot improve my English.

By the way, I know a song 'downbound train' by Bruce Springsteen.

http://www.lyricsdepot.com/bruce-springsteen/downbound-train.html

Is 'downbound train' a slang word or something
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Hi,

Bruce Springsteen sings this.

I had a job, I had a girl
I had something going mister in this world
I got laid off down at the lumber yard
Our love went bad, times got hard
Now I work down at the carwash
Where all it ever does is rain
Don't you feel like you're a rider on a downbound train
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