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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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This bus pass/ticket
This bus pass is good for one month.
This bus ticket is valid for one month.
Hi,
Do both of the above sound good and mean about the same? Thanks.
This bus ticket is valid for one month.
Hi,
Do both of the above sound good and mean about the same? Thanks.
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Yes, both mean the same but the first is colloquial (and, I suspect, American).
- Yes, both mean the same but the first is colloquial (and, I suspect, American).
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Yes, both mean the same but the first is colloquial (and, I suspect, American).
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I wouldn't read them as the same.
A bus pass let's you use the bus throughout that period. If you have a bus pass that's good for a month, you can ride any bus in that transportation system as often as want during that month.
If you have a bus ticket that is valid for one month, then I would infer you had a ticket for a single trip on a bus, and you had to use it within on
A bus pass let's you use the bus throughout that period. If you have a bus pass that's good for a month, you can ride any bus in that transportation system as often as want during that month.
If you have a bus ticket that is valid for one month, then I would infer you had a ticket for a single trip on a bus, and you had to use it within on
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Hi.
This bus pass is good for one month.
Is this sense colloquial use?
This bus pass is good for one month.
Is this sense colloquial use?
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