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Itasan Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary
pass (a)round
Is this understanding correct?
1. Pass this document around. - AmE
2. Pass this document round. - BrE
Thank you.
1. Pass this document around. - AmE
2. Pass this document round. - BrE
Thank you.
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Hello Itasan. When you talk about giving the document to everybody in a group (to distribute) both around and round can be used. However, AmrE usually uses around.
- Hello Itasan.
- When you talk about giving the document to everybody in a group (to distribute) both around and round can be used.
- However, AmrE usually uses around.
- Ex.
- - Could you pass the cups (a)round , please.
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Hello Itasan.
When you talk about giving the document to everybody in a group (to distribute) both around and round can be used. However, AmrE usually uses around.
Ex. - Could you pass the cups (a)round, please.
So your sentences are perfectly correct. Jay
When you talk about giving the document to everybody in a group (to distribute) both around and round can be used. However, AmrE usually uses around.
Ex. - Could you pass the cups (a)round, please.
So your sentences are perfectly correct. Jay
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I would say X11's statement applies to BrE exactly the same - around is the more common, but round would be normal and understood as well. "Round" may imply that people are arranged in a circle and that the item should be pass from person to person round the circle. "Around" could be applied to any arrangement of people. Or maybe I'm just trying to "over define" things....!
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