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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

paved in/with stone

0Narrow, dark alleyways, 01b00paved in stone that is now worn down02b00 by the foot and carriage traffic of many decades, suggest an old-fashioned way of life.02br
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01b00... paved with stone that has now been worn down ... remind us of an old-fashioned way of life.02b02br
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00Hi,02br
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00Is it correct to interpret the first in the above as the second? 02br
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00Besides, is it better to use the perfect present "has now been worn down" than the present "is now worn down?" Thanks.0-
  

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0 You describe the current state (not the process leading to the present), thus 01b 00is. 02b 0-

— Marius Hancu

  • 0 You describe the current state (not the process leading to the present), thus 01b 00is.
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0 You describe the current state (not the process leading to the present), thus 01b00is. 02b0-
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0I would use pave with.02br
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00The road to **** is paved with good intentions.0-
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11b10I would use pave with.12b12br
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10The road to **** is paved with good intentions.12br
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10Thanks, Marius and New2grammar.02br
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00But the original uses "paved in." That's hard to figure out!
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0English is difficult to learn. In my opinion, you're pretty good and I enjoy reading your posts. Keep it up!0-
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0 I would say paved 01b00in02b00 stone, but 01b00with02b00 sounds o.k. as well. I definitely would say 'paved 01b00in02b00 cement'.02br
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00I think 'remind us...' is better than the original. 0-
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0Thanks, Philip.02br
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00But how should I interpret "in?"0-
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