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Lucas21c Posted 12 years ago
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Natura English
Could you check whether the following sentences sound natural?
The bus terminal was messy and disordered. Every two or three waiting lines met in the middle and became one.
The bus terminal was messy and disordered. Every two or three waiting lines met in the middle and became one.
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lucas21c Every two or three waiting lines met in the middle and became one. That image is a little unclear. In the middle of what?
- lucas21c Every two or three waiting lines met in the middle and became one.
- That image is a little unclear.
- In the middle of what?
- How many lines are there altogether?
- Was the terminal itself messy or was it just crowded?
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lucas21cEvery two or three waiting lines met in the middle and became one.That image is a little unclear. In the middle of what? How many lines are there altogether? Was the terminal itself messy or was it just crowded?
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I dare to assume the asker means the following: there are lots of people who want to get on the bus, but it's very crowdy. There are so many people that they form a few lines (two or three). Though they are trying to stand in lines, there are still a bunch of people who want to skip the line, or those who don't know where the line ends, so they start forming new ones. That is why they end up with
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snuppelinaI dare to assume the asker means the following: there are lots of people who want to get on the bus, but it's very crowdy. There are so many people that they form a few lines (two or three). Though they are trying to stand in lines, there are still a bunch of people who want to skip the line, or those who don't know where the line ends, so they start forming new
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Hopefully the author will return to this thread to clarify more. I'm curious now!
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The image that I want to say is "Y." (I hope it helps you understand what I mean)
The bus terminal is very crowded, so lines which start 2 or 3 lines always becomes one at some point .
You may come up with a Chinese or Indian country terminal which have many enterances, but relatively a few platforms.
The bus terminal is very crowded, so lines which start 2 or 3 lines always becomes one at some point .
You may come up with a Chinese or Indian country terminal which have many enterances, but relatively a few platforms.
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The bus terminal was crowded and confused. The many waiting lines converged and became one.
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