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Sunny123 Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

leading off = what?

Hello everyone. please let me know .... "leading off = what in the following"

I see a pathway leading off to the left. The pathway is cool as it has overhanging trees and is beside a lake.

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pathway leading off to the left = pathway which leads off to the left If a path "leads" to a place, then it means that you can reach that place by following the path. In this case the path "leads" not to a specific individual place, but just generally to a region to the left of the speaker. The word "off" enhances the sense of divergence.

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  • pathway leading off to the left = pathway which leads off to the left If a path "leads" to a place, then it means that you can reach that place by following the path.
  • In this case the path "leads" not to a specific individual place, but just generally to a region to the left of the speaker.
  • The word "off" enhances the sense of divergence.
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pathway leading off to the left = pathway which leads off to the left

If a path "leads" to a place, then it means that you can reach that place by following the path. In this case the path "leads" not to a specific individual place, but just generally to a region to the left of the speaker. The word "off" enhances the sense of divergence.
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Thank you. Then ....
leading off = just leading
I say this because I thought ... "leading off" means totally different from "leading"

I see a pathway leading off to the l
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sunny123I see a pathway leading off to the left. = I see a pathway leading to the left.
These mean more or less the same. As I mentioned, the word "off" enhances the sense of divergence (of one path, or possible route, from another). It may also make a slightly more idiomatic-sounding sentence.
sunny123I see a pathway leadin
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