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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

moving up

Can I say,

When they were moving up, the lift stopped at the fifth floor.
  

Top answer

No, it is odd. The lift went up and stopped at the fifth floor.

  • No, it is odd.
  • The lift went up and stopped at the fifth floor.
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3 Answers
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No, it is odd.

The lift went up and stopped at the fifth floor.
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... or you might mean:

On the way up, the lift stopped at the fifth floor.

This suggests that the fifth floor was an intermediate stop.
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Hi,
In N. America, the common term is 'elevator', not 'lift'.
Clive

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