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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Preposition madness!



"After I had parted from the artilleryman, I went down the hill, and by the

High Street across the bridge to Fulham."


How is this sentence supposed to be read exactly?

Perhaps:

I went down the hill, and passed by the High Street, which crosses the bridge that goes to Fulham.

  

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" How is this sentence supposed to be read exactly? Perhaps: I went down the hill, and passed by the High Street, which crosses the bridge that goes to Fulham. Perhaps, yes.

— Clive

  • " How is this sentence supposed to be read exactly?
  • Perhaps: I went down the hill, and passed by the High Street, which crosses the bridge that goes to Fulham.
  • Perhaps, yes.
  • " This is how I read it.
  • It's the kind of literary use of 'by' (via) that would not surprise me from someone who says the stylish 'After I had parted from .
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Hi,

"After I had parted from the artilleryman, I went down the hill, and by the

High Street across the bridge to Fulham."

How is this sentence supposed to be read exactly?

Perhaps:

I went down the hill, and passed by the High Street, which crosses the bridge that goes to Fulham.

Perhaps, yes.



Or maybe

"After I had
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I agree with Clive's take on it.

I went down the hill, and then I walked along the High Street (main street) (which led me to the bridge), crossed the bridge, and continued to Fulham.

The street was part of the route; I did not by-pass it.

CJ
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