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Wwwdotcom Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
Trains, trains, trains
Being from Detroit, I switched "railroads" to "highway" but still couldn't find a suitable wording for the following sentence:
However, because railroads don't run within this area except for Keihuku Kitano Railway, buses play an important role [getting to this area] from the center of the city.
Does "run within" sound right? I think it should be changed.
However, because railroads don't run within this area except for Keihuku Kitano Railway, buses play an important role [getting to this area] from the center of the city.
Does "run within" sound right? I think it should be changed.
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Hi, It's more common to say that ' trains run or don't run'. Best wishes, Clive
- Hi, It's more common to say that ' trains run or don't run'.
- Best wishes, Clive
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Hi,
It's more common to say that 'trains run or don't run'.
Best wishes, Clive
It's more common to say that 'trains run or don't run'.
Best wishes, Clive
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That doesn't really address the question. Just change the wording and you still have the same essential question.
However, because trains don't run within this area except for Keihuku Kitano Railway, buses play an important role [getting to this area] from the center of the city.
Does "run within" sound right? I think it should be changed.
However, because trains don't run within this area except for Keihuku Kitano Railway, buses play an important role [getting to this area] from the center of the city.
Does "run within" sound right? I think it should be changed.
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Hi again,
trains don't run within this area sounds fine to me. Why would you think it is wrong?
Best wishes again, Clive
trains don't run within this area sounds fine to me. Why would you think it is wrong?
Best wishes again, Clive
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Within sounds fine to me too. I wouldn't change railroads to highway either - they are not the same thing and it makes the sentence nonsensical - if there are no highways what do the buses go on?
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"if there are no highways what do the buses go on?"
That's why I changed it. If there are no railroads, what do trains go on? You can use the same kind of question, and after all to Detroiters, the highway is the railroad. We don't commonly use trains to get to work, we drive (Motor City). Since I am in Japan now, I maybe have seen the highways here twice. It's been a complete chang
That's why I changed it. If there are no railroads, what do trains go on? You can use the same kind of question, and after all to Detroiters, the highway is the railroad. We don't commonly use trains to get to work, we drive (Motor City). Since I am in Japan now, I maybe have seen the highways here twice. It's been a complete chang
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Exactly - the paragraph says that trains do not run in the area - there are no railroads.
However, the paragraph says that buses DO run in the area - so there must be roads.
Perhaps I misunderstood which part you changed.
However, the paragraph says that buses DO run in the area - so there must be roads.
Perhaps I misunderstood which part you changed.
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