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Stenka25 Posted 18 years ago
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What does it represent?

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00In the following sentences, I am curious about what it represents.02br
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00I think 01u00IT02u00 means "a route," but 'an oncoming vehicle' looks fine.02br
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00Can you tell me which one is right and why?02br
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00The hairpin turn is a bend in a road with a very acute inner angle, making it necessary for an oncoming vehicle to turn almost 180° to continue on the road. Hairpin turns are often built when a route climbs up or down a steep slope, so that 01u00it02u00 can travel mostly across the slope with only moderate steepness, and are often arrayed in a zigza] pattern.0-
  

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0This isn't an example of good writing. 02br 02br 00We also call these "switchbacks," especially when referring to mountainous footpaths. 0-

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0This isn't an example of good writing. I'd say IT refers to "route" which is used here as another word for "road." Obviously, a vehicle, not the road, "travels." But there's nothing here to suggest "a vehicle" as the antecedent, rather than, let's say, a donkey.02br
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00We also call these "switchbacks," especially when referring to mountainous footpaths. 0-
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0Thanks, Avangi.0-
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0Hi Stenka, Re-reading this after a few days away confirms that the author thinks of the route (or road) as "01b01i01u00travelling02u02i02b00 mostly across the slope." He previously makes the metaphor even more explicit by saying "when a route 01b01i01u00climbs up or down02u02i02b00 a stee
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