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Newguest Posted 7 years ago
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Race at a distance ...
Is it OK to say: He's racing at the distance of 400 metres during the competitions? OR "he runs 400 metres during the competitions"?
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Natural English is eg He's doing the 400 metres. eg He's in the 400 metres. Clive
- Natural English is eg He's doing the 400 metres.
- eg He's in the 400 metres.
- Clive
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Natural English is
eg He's doing the 400 metres.
eg He's in the 400 metres.
Clive
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In the US (Clive is Canadian originally from the UK) you'd hear:
He's running the 400 meters.
He runs the 400 meters.
He's a 400 meter man.
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