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Peaceblinkfriend Posted 18 years ago
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"...en route..."
0 James travelled from the lodge to the town en route to the lake. 02 br
00 Does that mean James started from the lodge, stopped by at the town and arrived at the lake? 02 br
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00 Does that mean James started from the lodge, stopped by at the town and arrived at the lake? 02 br
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0 "On his way to the lake," would be more like it. My understanding is that "en route" doesn't specifically say that he arrived. In fact, it doesn't even say where he started.
- 0 "On his way to the lake," would be more like it.
- My understanding is that "en route" doesn't specifically say that he arrived.
- In fact, it doesn't even say where he started.
- I believe the lodge and the town are two consecutive points on his journey.
- The lake is a third point, and may or may not be the final one.
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0 "On his way to the lake," would be more like it. My understanding is that "en route" doesn't specifically say that he arrived. In fact, it doesn't even say where he started. I believe the lodge and the town are two consecutive points on his journey. The lake is a third point, and may or may not be the final one. That is, the story may go, "en route to the lake, where he would spend the nig
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