On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 7:51 PM, donz5 <do...@aol.com> wrote: > Thus, the sentence in the book reads: ..."a stream of cabs and limos > was snaking slowly down West Forty-third Street..." > > No comma in the passage; "down" should be "across."
Not sure where Bill Carter is from, but this may be one of those NYC/East Coast things like "on line" versus "in line." Where I come from (Southern California), across the street isn't a reference to points on a compass. If I travel across a given street, I am not driving, riding, or walking in any direction on the road. Rather, I'm crossing it while on another road, i.e. "The Starbucks was on the far corner, so he went across the street to get to it." Carter's usage of the word down seems to gel with my understanding of it. The cars were traveling on 43rd St -- up or down would both be applicable given that concept. -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to tvornottv@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to tvornottv-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
