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Christine Christie Posted 6 years ago
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Well-trodden

Does any of these make sense:


a) "That's not a well-trodden path."


b) "That's not a well-trodden street."


c) "That's not a well-trodden park."


d) "That's not a well-trodden bar."


Note: By 'well-trodden', I mean one where you can't find too many people.

  

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Christine Christie Note: By 'well-trodden', I mean one where you can't find too many people. well-trodden: walked on by many people for a long time Only the sentence with 'path' makes sense. ( That's not a well-trodden path.

  • Christine Christie Note: By 'well-trodden', I mean one where you can't find too many people.
  • well-trodden: walked on by many people for a long time Only the sentence with 'path' makes sense.
  • ( That's not a well-trodden path.
  • ) It means that the path is not very worn down by foot traffic (said of a path in a forest, for example).
  • CJ
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Christine ChristieNote: By 'well-trodden', I mean one where you can't find too many people.

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well-trodden: walked on by many people for a long time

Only the sentence with 'path' makes sense. (That's not a well-trodden path.)

It means that the path is not very worn down by foot traffic (said of a path in a forest, for example).

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