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

**dentran159** · 02-Dec-2012, 08:59

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.

**bhaisahab** · 02-Dec-2012, 09:02

Originally Posted by dentran159

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?

**dentran159** · 02-Dec-2012, 10:36

**bhaisahab** · 02-Dec-2012, 15:35

Originally Posted by dentran159

No

Try looking it up in a dictionary. You could try here: OneLook Dictionary Search

**Barb_D** · 02-Dec-2012, 15:47

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

**dentran159** · 03-Dec-2012, 13:54

Originally Posted by Barb_D

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.

**5jj** · 03-Dec-2012, 14:25

Originally Posted by dentran159

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.

**SoothingDave** · 03-Dec-2012, 14:33

Originally Posted by Barb_D

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

A "short line" is a type of railroad.

**5jj** · 03-Dec-2012, 14:35

Originally Posted by SoothingDave

A "short line" is a type of railroad.

In the right context.

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