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Fatimah0786 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Meaning of 'along to the tube'
I read this sentence in "The confessions of a shopaholic": "As I walk along to the tube I feel refreshed". What is the meaning of 'along' and 'tube' here?
The word tube appears in a number of places in the book:"I get on the tube feeling serene and impervious", "Ride a bike to work instead of taking the tube".
The word tube appears in a number of places in the book:"I get on the tube feeling serene and impervious", "Ride a bike to work instead of taking the tube".
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'The tube' is London slang for the subway. walk along the street walk from one part of the street to another part.
- 'The tube' is London slang for the subway.
- walk along the street walk from one part of the street to another part.
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'The tube' is London slang for the subway.
walk along the street walk from one part of the street to another part.
walk along the street walk from one part of the street to another part.
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Clive'The tube' is London slang for the subway.Just to further confuse things, in the UK we do not commonly use "subway" to mean an underground railway. Instead, "subway" is a pedestrian underpass. The London system is called "the Underground" or, colloquially, "the Tube". I would say that "the Tube" is a couple of notches above slang.
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