[Vocabulary] Help me differentiate " A short way", "A short cut", "A short road", "A short line"?

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Help me differentiate " A short way", "A short cut", "A short road", "A short line"?

Help me differentiate " A short way", "A short cut", "A short road", "A short line"
What do they mean?
Please help me.
I really need it.
 

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Re: Help me differentiate " A short way", "A short cut", "A short road", "A short lin

Help me differentiate " A short way", "A short cut", "A short road", "A short line"
What do they mean?
Please help me.
I really need it.

Do you know what "short" means?
 
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Re: Help me differentiate " A short way", "A short cut", "A short road", "A short lin

No
 

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Re: Help me differentiate " A short way", "A short cut", "A short road", "A short lin

The only one that is an idiom, with meaning on its own, is "short cut."
 

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Re: Help me differentiate " A short way", "A short cut", "A short road", "A short lin

The only one that is an idiom, with meaning on its own, is "short cut."
thanks you very much whether it's true or not.
 

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Re: Help me differentiate " A short way", "A short cut", "A short road", "A short lin

thanks you very much whether it's true or not.
You need to appreciate that there is a strong implication in those words that you feel that it might well not be true. This would be impolite to anybody who genuinely tried to help you; it is even more so when addressed to a very experienced and highly respected member of the forum who has given thousands of accurate, helpful responses.
 

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Re: Help me differentiate " A short way", "A short cut", "A short road", "A short lin

The only one that is an idiom, with meaning on its own, is "short cut."

A "short line" is a type of railroad.
 

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Re: Help me differentiate " A short way", "A short cut", "A short road", "A short lin

A "short line" is a type of railroad.
In the right context.
 
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