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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary
Out of Duluth
Dear experts:
I'm now reading "The Bridges of Madison County", and here is what puzzles me right from the beginning:
On the morning of August 14, two hours out of Duluth, he sliced northeast and took a back road up to Hibbing and the iron mines...
To the best of my knowledge, the highlighted phrase mans that two hours passed after he left Duluth.
I am asking this because one translation of this says that he still had to drive for two hours to reach Duluth.
Please help clear this out.
Many thanks in advance,
Max
I'm now reading "The Bridges of Madison County", and here is what puzzles me right from the beginning:
On the morning of August 14, two hours out of Duluth, he sliced northeast and took a back road up to Hibbing and the iron mines...
To the best of my knowledge, the highlighted phrase mans that two hours passed after he left Duluth.
I am asking this because one translation of this says that he still had to drive for two hours to reach Duluth.
Please help clear this out.
Many thanks in advance,
Max
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Anonymous Please help clear this out . Please help clear this up . Anonymous To the best of my knowledge, the highlighted phrase mans that two hours passed after he left Duluth.
- Anonymous Please help clear this out .
- Please help clear this up .
- Anonymous To the best of my knowledge, the highlighted phrase mans that two hours passed after he left Duluth.
- Correct.
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AnonymousPlease help clear this out.Please help clear this up.
AnonymousTo the best of my knowledge, the highlighted phrase mans that two hours passed after he left Duluth.Correct.
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It could mean either!
Often, the context will make the intended meaning clear.
Clive
Often, the context will make the intended meaning clear.
Clive
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Clive, that was important, thanks for your contribution. I haven't yet read the whole thing, and it could well be that the translation is correct.
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Anonymoustwo hours out of Duluth,~ located a distance of "two hours" from Duluth, i.e., starting in Duluth it would take two hours to drive to his current location.
CJ
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