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Tamguatlay Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

Shouldn't the part in boldface be go round and round instead?

If one of the wheels on a cart does not turn, then that cart will go around and around in the same place and will be unable to advance forward.

Shouldn't the part in boldface be go round and round instead?

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tamguatlay Shouldn't the part in boldface be go round and round instead? It can be, but then it wouldn't be so American. Though this is not a hard and fast rule, where Americans use 'around' the British use 'round'.

— CalifJim

  • tamguatlay Shouldn't the part in boldface be go round and round instead?
  • It can be, but then it wouldn't be so American.
  • Though this is not a hard and fast rule, where Americans use 'around' the British use 'round'.
  • Both have the same meaning.
  • They are virtually always interchangeable.
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tamguatlayShouldn't the part in boldface be go round and round instead?

It can be, but then it wouldn't be so American.

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