You walk over the three streets

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What is the difference between "You walk over the three streets" and "You walked across the three streets"?

Are these two the same? But are they different with "You walked across the blocks between the streets"?

CalifJim · Accepted Answer

Tara2You walk(ed?) over the three streets.

This is not idiomatic unless maybe you're talking about walking on a bridge above those streets.

Tara2You walked across the three streets.

You crossed the three streets. Each crossing consists of walking across one street, that is, walking from one side of the street into the roadway between the sides of the street and finally arriving at the other side of the street. You would do each crossing separately because between the three crossings you would have to walk to the next street that you wanted to cross.

Tara2Are these two the same?

No, as explained above.

Tara2You walked across the blocks between the streets.

This is not the same as the others above. It is not very idiomatic. You'd say something more like

You walked two blocks between Elm Street and Maple Street.

(no 'over' and no 'across')

The first thirty seconds of this video shows you what it means "to cross a street", which is the same as "to walk across a street".

CJ

You walk over the three streets

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