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Henry74 Posted 13 years ago
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Hello,
If I say The horses are running by, does that mean that I am at a horse race, or can "run" be said of horses when they are in an open field and they just happen to be passing by?
If the former, could you please suggest an alternative for The horses are passing by, one that would paint a more precise picture, just as A man is walking by would do as opposed to A man is passing by?
Thank you
H.
If I say The horses are running by, does that mean that I am at a horse race, or can "run" be said of horses when they are in an open field and they just happen to be passing by?
If the former, could you please suggest an alternative for The horses are passing by, one that would paint a more precise picture, just as A man is walking by would do as opposed to A man is passing by?
Thank you
H.
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Henry74 If I say The horses are running by, does that mean that I am at a horse race, or can "run" be said of horses when they are in an open field and they just happen to be passing by? Yes, it is a general remark. Henry74 If the former, could you please suggest an alternative for The horses are passing by, Henry74 If the former, could you please suggest an alternative for The horses are passing by, one that would paint a more precise picture, The horses are galloping by?
- Henry74 If I say The horses are running by, does that mean that I am at a horse race, or can "run" be said of horses when they are in an open field and they just happen to be passing by?
- Yes, it is a general remark.
- Henry74 If the former, could you please suggest an alternative for The horses are passing by, Henry74 If the former, could you please suggest an alternative for The horses are passing by, one that would paint a more precise picture, The horses are galloping by?
- I'm not sure that the gallop is the gait that race horses use, however.
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Henry74If I say The horses are running by, does that mean that I am at a horse race, or can "run" be said of horses when they are in an open field and they just happen to be passing by?Yes, it is a general remark.
Henry74If the former, could you please suggest an alternative for The horses are passing by,
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If someone or something is "passing by me", I think of a parade, or being overtaken by something moving faster than I am and (usually) going in the same direction. It does not say if they are running or walking, or even riding in a car, train or bus.
I don't know what you mean by "more precise."
I don't know what you mean by "more precise."
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Mister Micawber I'm not sure that the gallop is the gait that race horses use, howeverWell, the thing is, I don't want them to be race horses. Suppose I'm standing at the edge of a clearing or a field where some horses are, and at some point the horses draw nearer and run by where I'm standing.
I wanted to know if "running horses" only applies to horses th
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Henry74I wanted to know if "running horses" only applies to horses that are running a race or if it can be said of horses that are just, well, moving fast.Yes, I have already told you that it can apply to any horses—and then you wrote: "If the former, could you please suggest an alternative for The horses are passing by,"
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