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Christine Christie Posted 4 years ago
Grammar

Set in

1. When a ship departs we say 'set off'.


So, in the opposite situation (or when the ship has just got to the port), would it be correct to say:


"The ship set in the port."


2. By the way, does a 'harbour' and 'port' mean the same?



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Christine Christie 1. When a ship departs we say 'set off'. I wouldn't say that.

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  • Christine Christie 1.
  • When a ship departs we say 'set off'.
  • I wouldn't say that.
  • When anything, not just a ship, begins a journey (not simply departs), we say that it or they have set off.
  • A ship specifically sets sail, by the way, no matter what its means of propulsion.
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Christine Christie1. When a ship departs we say 'set off'.

I wouldn't say that. When anything, not just a ship, begins a journey (not simply departs), we say that it or they have set off. A ship specifically sets sail, by the way, no matter what its means of propulsion.

Christine Christiewould it be correct to say:"The ship set i
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