Do you know what "short" means?Originally Posted by dentran159
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#1 02-Dec-2012, 08:59Help 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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#2 02-Dec-2012, 09:02Re: Help me differentiate " A short way", "A short cut", "A short road", "A short lin
Last edited by 5jj; 02-Dec-2012 at 09:08.
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#3 02-Dec-2012, 10:36Re: Help me differentiate " A short way", "A short cut", "A short road", "A short lin
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#4 02-Dec-2012, 15:35Re: Help me differentiate " A short way", "A short cut", "A short road", "A short lin
Try looking it up in a dictionary. You could try here: OneLook Dictionary Search Originally Posted by dentran159
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#5 02-Dec-2012, 15:47Re: 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."
I'm not a teacher, but I write for a living. Please don't ask me about 2nd conditionals, but I'm a safe bet for what reads well in (American) English.
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#6 03-Dec-2012, 13:54Re: 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. Originally Posted by Barb_D
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#7 03-Dec-2012, 14:25Re: Help me differentiate " A short way", "A short cut", "A short road", "A short lin
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. Originally Posted by dentran159
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#8 03-Dec-2012, 14:33Re: Help me differentiate " A short way", "A short cut", "A short road", "A short lin
A "short line" is a type of railroad. Originally Posted by Barb_D
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#9 03-Dec-2012, 14:35Re: Help me differentiate " A short way", "A short cut", "A short road", "A short lin
In the right context. Originally Posted by SoothingDave
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