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Alc24 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Pull on vs pull

Which would you say?

1 Don't pull on the rope/Don't pull the rope.

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" But, as is usually the case, the broader will probably make one a bit better than the other.

— Yankee

  • " But, as is usually the case, the broader will probably make one a bit better than the other.
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I imagine "pull the rope" would be used more often than "pull on the rope." But, as is usually the case, the broader will probably make one a bit better than the other.
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Yankeethe broader will probably make one a bit better than the other.
No idea what this is saying. Sorry. What am I missing?

CJ
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I'm surprised you couldn't figure out from the context that the word "context" was missing, Jim.
Emotion: stick out tongue
Sorry about th
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YankeeI'm surprised you couldn't figure out from the broader context that the word "context" was missing, Jim.
OMG! Of course. I just completely blanked out on that one! I was working on "border"? "board"? Crazy. And I thought I was still too young for a "senior moment"!
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alc24Which would you say?
1 Don't pull on the rope/Don't pull the rope.For me it depends on how much "give" the rope has.

If the rope is attached to an alarm device which could force your train to an emergency stop, I don't want to pull on it. I don't want to give it a tug. The rope won't keep spooling out. It's attached, so it will stop af
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Hi, when you are riding a motorcycle, do you pull or pull on or pull up the break lever?
Thanks.
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LiveinjapanHi, when you are riding a motorcycle, do you pull or pull on or pull up the break lever?
I don't have a motorcycle, so I don't know, but Google seems to associate brake lever simply with pull. (Note the spelling of brake.)

CJ
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"pull the brake lever"
Got it! Thanks, CJ.
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