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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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What's the use of "down" in "walking down the street"?
Hi, sorry if this is a dumb question. English is not my native language and I was wondering why when someone wants to say "I am walking down the street", he have to use "down". What's the purpose of "down" in that sentence?
If I write "I am walking the street", it would be another meaning?
If I write "I am walking the street", it would be another meaning?
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Hi, sorry if this is a dumb question. English is not my native language and I was wondering why when someone wants to say "I am walking down the street", he have to use "down". What's the purpose of "down" in that sentence?
- Hi, sorry if this is a dumb question.
- English is not my native language and I was wondering why when someone wants to say "I am walking down the street", he have to use "down".
- What's the purpose of "down" in that sentence?
- I don't know.
- It's usually easier to go down than up, in the sense of gravity, so perhaps 'walking down' conveys a sense of relaxed walking.
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Hi,
sorry if this is a dumb question. English is not my native language and I was wondering why when someone wants to say "I am walking down the street", he have to use "down". What's the purpose of "down" in that sentence? I don't know. It's usually easier to go down than up, in the sense of gravity, so perhaps 'walking down' conveys a sense of relaxed walking.
If I write
sorry if this is a dumb question. English is not my native language and I was wondering why when someone wants to say "I am walking down the street", he have to use "down". What's the purpose of "down" in that sentence? I don't know. It's usually easier to go down than up, in the sense of gravity, so perhaps 'walking down' conveys a sense of relaxed walking.
If I write
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Hi,
sorry if this is a dumb question. English is not my native language and I was wondering why when someone wants to say "I am walking down the street", he have to use "down". What's the purpose of "down" in that sentence? I don't know. It's usually easier to go down than up, in the sense of gravity, so perhaps 'walking down' conveys a sense of relaxed walking.
If I write
sorry if this is a dumb question. English is not my native language and I was wondering why when someone wants to say "I am walking down the street", he have to use "down". What's the purpose of "down" in that sentence? I don't know. It's usually easier to go down than up, in the sense of gravity, so perhaps 'walking down' conveys a sense of relaxed walking.
If I write
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