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Ferenc Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

"Run this town"

What does it mean to "run this town"?

"And know I run this town to be near you" (Theophilus London - I Stand Alone)

  

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It appears that the writer is the mayor of the town, or the sheriff, or someone very influential in the workings of the town. "To run a town" is to say how the town operates, to be an administrator or official in the town who has the power to do this. CJ

  • It appears that the writer is the mayor of the town, or the sheriff, or someone very influential in the workings of the town.
  • "To run a town" is to say how the town operates, to be an administrator or official in the town who has the power to do this.
  • CJ
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It appears that the writer is the mayor of the town, or the sheriff, or someone very influential in the workings of the town.

"To run a town" is to say how the town operates, to be an administrator or official in the town who has the power to do this.

CJ

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