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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Standing in the path of..

Is it gramatically incorrect to write:''We stood in the path of the road''? I can agree that it does sound a bit strange, but is it wrong?
  

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Anonymous Is it gramatically incorrect to write: We stood in the path of the road ? No. It's grammatically correct.

— CalifJim

  • Anonymous Is it gramatically incorrect to write: We stood in the path of the road ?
  • No.
  • It's grammatically correct.
  • However, it is not very meaningful.
  • When you "stand in the path of" something, you are attempting to block its progress.
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AnonymousIs it gramatically incorrect to write:We stood in the path of the road?
No. It's grammatically correct. However, it is not very meaningful. When you "stand in the path of" something, you are attempting to block its progress. I don't know of any roads that are trying to move.
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Thank you for the quick reply, it all makes sense now! Emotion: wink
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