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Guest Posted 21 years ago
Can 'take the stairs' be replaced with 'walk the stairs' without changing its meaning?
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Take the stairs
You like to take the stairs. I don't.
Can 'take the stairs' be replaced with 'walk the stairs' without changing its meaning?
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No, 'take the stairs' is the idiom. 'Take' means 'use', not 'walk'. 'You like to use the stairs' is fine.
- No, 'take the stairs' is the idiom.
- 'Take' means 'use', not 'walk'.
- 'You like to use the stairs' is fine.
- There is presumably also an elevator.
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No, 'take the stairs' is the idiom. 'Take' means 'use', not 'walk'. 'You like to use the stairs' is fine. There is presumably also an elevator.
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