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Stenka25 Posted 18 years ago
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UP AND DOWN
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In the below two sentences, can we exchange between 'up' and 'down.'?
If we can't, that means there are difference between up and down. Can you tell me the difference?
a. I went up to the teacher’s table.
b. I went down to my office in the city.
In the below two sentences, can we exchange between 'up' and 'down.'?
If we can't, that means there are difference between up and down. Can you tell me the difference?
a. I went up to the teacher’s table.
b. I went down to my office in the city.
Top answer
a. I went up to the teacher’s table. -- 'Down' will not work here, since the teacher's table is at the top or head of the classroom.
- a.
- I went up to the teacher’s table.
- -- 'Down' will not work here, since the teacher's table is at the top or head of the classroom.
- b.
- -- If the speaker lives in the south side of the city, he may well go up to his office; some people go uptown , but most people go downtown.
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a. I went up to the teacher’s table. -- 'Down' will not work here, since the teacher's table is at the top or head of the classroom.
b. I went down to my office in the city.-- If the speaker lives in the south side of the city, he may well go up to his office; some people go uptown, but most people go downtown.
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a. I went up to the teacher’s table. -- 'Down' will not work here, since the teacher's table is at the top or head of the classroom.
b. I went down to my office in the city.-- If the speaker lives in the south side of the city, he may well go up to his office; some people go uptown, but most people go downtown.
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