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Coincidence Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Sail sth
Hello,
Could you please help me?
I think we can only say :
1. He was sailing the boat. (not in/on/at the boat)
what about trains :
For example we call our train "the torpedo". We talk about travelling as a passenger :
2. He travels the "torpedo" every day. (I think this is American English)
3. He travels in the "torpedo" every day. (In think this is British English)
Thank you for help.
Kind regards.
Could you please help me?
I think we can only say :
1. He was sailing the boat. (not in/on/at the boat)
what about trains :
For example we call our train "the torpedo". We talk about travelling as a passenger :
2. He travels the "torpedo" every day. (I think this is American English)
3. He travels in the "torpedo" every day. (In think this is British English)
Thank you for help.
Kind regards.
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I am more likely to say he takes the torpedo everyday in normal convewrsation. I'm British - We travel on a train/bus/plane (ie public transport), but private transport or hire we say in (car/taxi). Therefore He travels on the train everyday.
- I am more likely to say he takes the torpedo everyday in normal convewrsation.
- I'm British - We travel on a train/bus/plane (ie public transport), but private transport or hire we say in (car/taxi).
- Therefore He travels on the train everyday.
- He was sailing the boat - he was the captain.
- He travelled by boat, he travelled on the boat.
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I am more likely to say he takes the torpedo everyday in normal convewrsation. I'm British - We travel on a train/bus/plane (ie public transport), but private transport or hire we say in (car/taxi).
Therefore He travels on the train everyday.
He was sailing the boat - he was the captain. He travelled by boat, he travelled on the boat.
Therefore He travels on the train everyday.
He was sailing the boat - he was the captain. He travelled by boat, he travelled on the boat.
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Thank you very much.
And if we use the word 'ride'?
('Let's say ' Torpedo' is still the name of the train) :
1. He rides the 'Topedo' every day.
2. He rides in/on the 'Torpedo' every day.
This is the information I found in a dictionary...:
"ride - to travel in a vehicle, especially as a passenger
(+ adverb/preposition):
I walked back while
And if we use the word 'ride'?
('Let's say ' Torpedo' is still the name of the train) :
1. He rides the 'Topedo' every day.
2. He rides in/on the 'Torpedo' every day.
This is the information I found in a dictionary...:
"ride - to travel in a vehicle, especially as a passenger
(+ adverb/preposition):
I walked back while
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I've looked for similar sentences on the Internet and I have found more sentences like:
"He rides on the 'Topedo' every day."
I presume this is British..,
whereas
"He rides the 'Torpedo'" is maybe American...
Thank you for your help.
"He rides on the 'Topedo' every day."
I presume this is British..,
whereas
"He rides the 'Torpedo'" is maybe American...
Thank you for your help.
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