Plough up
"The slopes are quite ploughed up/rutted in the afternoon. It's nothing like the fresh corduroy that we got to enjoy in the morning."
"Some people say that snowboarders plough up the slopes the most, but I think that skiers are to blame as well."
Are these sentences correct? Can plough up be used in both examples?
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"plough(ed) up" is OK. The sentences are OK, except that I am a bit unsure about the use of the word "corduroy". You seem to be using it to suggest a smooth surface, but corduroy is most notable for not being smooth (albeit on a smaller scale than the normal roughness of a ski slope).
- "plough(ed) up" is OK.
- The sentences are OK, except that I am a bit unsure about the use of the word "corduroy".
- You seem to be using it to suggest a smooth surface, but corduroy is most notable for not being smooth (albeit on a smaller scale than the normal roughness of a ski slope).
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"plough(ed) up" is OK. The sentences are OK, except that I am a bit unsure about the use of the word "corduroy". You seem to be using it to suggest a smooth surface, but corduroy is most notable for not being smooth (albeit on a smaller scale than the normal roughness of a ski slope).
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