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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
through out or across
Hi,
I am not sure about using the phrases "throught out some part of the land or some land" and "across some part of the land or some land."
1. ... grows well through out (across??) the Korean peninsula.
2. .. found through out (across??) the Korean peninsula.
3. ... runs through out (across??) the Korean peninsula.
4. ... moved back and forth through out (across??) the Korean peninsula.
Personally, I favor the word "across" for no. 4, but for others, I have no favorite ones.
I am not sure about using the phrases "throught out some part of the land or some land" and "across some part of the land or some land."
1. ... grows well through out (across??) the Korean peninsula.
2. .. found through out (across??) the Korean peninsula.
3. ... runs through out (across??) the Korean peninsula.
4. ... moved back and forth through out (across??) the Korean peninsula.
Personally, I favor the word "across" for no. 4, but for others, I have no favorite ones.
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It is difficult to judge 3 and 4 without further context, but I have given you the expected choices. Normally (as in 1 and 2), either preposition will work synonymously; in the case of a peninsula, however, and its distinct shape, the different meanings of ' across ' (= from one side to the other OR = everywhere ) can easily be confused, so I suggest throughout. 1.
- It is difficult to judge 3 and 4 without further context, but I have given you the expected choices.
- Normally (as in 1 and 2), either preposition will work synonymously; in the case of a peninsula, however, and its distinct shape, the different meanings of ' across ' (= from one side to the other OR = everywhere ) can easily be confused, so I suggest throughout.
- 1.
- grows well throughout / across the Korean peninsula.
- 2.
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It is difficult to judge 3 and 4 without further context, but I have given you the expected choices. Normally (as in 1 and 2), either preposition will work synonymously; in the case of a peninsula, however, and its distinct shape, the different meanings of 'across' (= from one side to the other OR = everywhere) can easily be confused, so I suggest throughout.
It is difficult to judge 3 and 4 without further context, but I have given you the expected choices. Normally (as in 1 and 2), either preposition will work synonymously; in the case of a peninsula, however, and its distinct shape, the different meanings of 'across' (= from one side to the other OR = everywhere) can easily be confused, so I suggest throughout.
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