The street was so narrow that we had to walk on the road.
Hello.
1) Is the sentence below understandable and does it sound natural?
The street was so narrow that we had to walk on the road.
Of course, the intended meaning is that they had to walk on a part of the road that cars use.
2) If I wanted to be precise, should I say as below? Does it sound better?
The street was so narrow that we had to walk on the carriageway/roadway.
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Reegis The street was so narrow that we had to walk on the road. To me "in the road" seems better here, but the "street"/"road" issue is noticeable and could be confusing (one could wonder whether the road was actually a different thoroughfare), and the logic seems dubious anyway. Did you have to walk in the road because the street was narrow, or because the pavement was narrow (or there was no pavement)?
- Reegis The street was so narrow that we had to walk on the road.
- To me "in the road" seems better here, but the "street"/"road" issue is noticeable and could be confusing (one could wonder whether the road was actually a different thoroughfare), and the logic seems dubious anyway.
- Did you have to walk in the road because the street was narrow, or because the pavement was narrow (or there was no pavement)?
- Reegis The street was so narrow that we had to walk on the carriageway/roadway.
- "roadway" is possible.
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ReegisThe street was so narrow that we had to walk on the road.
To me "in the road" seems better here, but the "street"/"road" issue is noticeable and could be confusing (one could wonder whether the road was actually a different thoroughfare), and the logic seems dubious anyway. Did you have to walk in the road because the street was narrow, or beca
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