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Teal lime Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

Move on, move ahead, move forward

Are there any cases in which "move on", "move ahead" and "move forward" may be used interchangeably?

If so, when?

Would you please give me a few examples?

Thank you.

  

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teal lime Are there any cases in which "move on", "move ahead" and "move forward" may be used interchangeably? I haven't seen every sentence ever written in English, nor heard every sentence ever said, but I'd guess there aren't any cases where any one of those three would sound correct and have the same meaning in the same sentence. In playing board games you might say Move the token [ahead / forward] two squares , but Move ...

  • teal lime Are there any cases in which "move on", "move ahead" and "move forward" may be used interchangeably?
  • I haven't seen every sentence ever written in English, nor heard every sentence ever said, but I'd guess there aren't any cases where any one of those three would sound correct and have the same meaning in the same sentence.
  • In playing board games you might say Move the token [ahead / forward] two squares , but Move ...
  • on would not work there.
  • move on often means starting to live your life again as you did before you experienced some misfortune.
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teal limeAre there any cases in which "move on", "move ahead" and "move forward" may be used interchangeably?

I haven't seen every sentence ever written in English, nor heard every sentence ever said, but I'd guess there aren't any cases where any one of those three would sound correct and have the same meaning in the same sentence.

In playing board g

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