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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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park along/by/on

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00B: Yes. Are they holding a big event in this hotel? The parking lot was full. I had to park along/by/on the street. 02br
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00A: I guess so. This place is crowded from wall to wall. I too parked along the street. Hope I don't get a ticket.02br
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001. Are there any mistakes?02br
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002. Which preposition is correct?02br
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0No mistakes. 02i 00 I don't find 01i 00crowded from wall to wall02i 00 the right expression here, but I don't know what I'd say instead. 02br 01b 00on02b 00 the street02br 00CJ 0-

— CalifJim

  • 0No mistakes.
  • 02i 00 I don't find 01i 00crowded from wall to wall02i 00 the right expression here, but I don't know what I'd say instead.
  • 02br 01b 00on02b 00 the street02br 00CJ 0-
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0No mistakes. However, I'd move 01i00too02i00 to the end of the sentence: 01i00I had to park on the street too.02i00 I don't find 01i00crowded from wall to wall02i00 the right expression here, but I don't know what I'd say instead. 02br
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01cite10CalifJim12cite10No mistakes. However, I'd move 11i10too12i10 to the end of the sentence: 11i10I had to park on the street too.12i10 I don't find 11i10crowded from wall to wall12i10 the right expression here, but I don't know what I'd say instead. 12br
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01cite10RayH12cite10How about, "this place is packed"?12blockquote
10 Yes. That'll do.02br
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0I still can't understand why on is preferred when on the pavement, as opposed to on the sidewalk, is implied.02br
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00Logically, by or maybe 'in' since it's in the area between the opposing sidewalks. Any idea?02br
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00What's the difference between 'is crowded' and 'is packed'? By the way, I learned the phrase 'from wall to wall' from a novel and I
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01cite10New2grammar12cite10What's the difference between 'is crowded' and 'is packed'?12blockquote
10There's nothing wrong with saying someplace is crowded it's just that saying "crowded from wall to wall" is not something you hear from native speakers. If you want to emphasize how crowded a place is and still used the word
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01cite10New2grammar12cite10I still can't understand why on is preferred when on the pavement, as opposed to on the sidewalk, is implied.12blockquote
10Well, I don't know if anybody understands it, really! I have no idea why some of these prepositions become the preferred ones in certain cases! 05002br
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0Thanks, CJ. It sounds funny but have no idea how it's related to the baby.0-
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0throw out the baby with the bath water02br
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00to lose the good parts when you get rid of the bad parts of something. 00You can't close the airport because one airline has problems — that's just throwing out the baby with the bath water. 02br
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00In your case, don't discontinue the good practice of
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