To Run Through ...
Oct 31st 2011 13:29
how-to-interpret
"As the young woman ran by, the old man sitting on the park bench asked, "What are you running for?"
The woman smiled.
"I'm not running. I'm jogging." she said, and she began to run slowly again through the park."
Which do you think is correct to take "run through" here as "run around in" or "run from one to the other end"?
I'd appreciate your opinions!
The woman smiled.
"I'm not running. I'm jogging." she said, and she began to run slowly again through the park."
Which do you think is correct to take "run through" here as "run around in" or "run from one to the other end"?
I'd appreciate your opinions!
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"I'm not running,
I'm jogging," she said, and she began to run slowly again through the park."
Do you think is correct to take "run through" here is used to mean "run around in" or "run from one end to the other end"?
I'd appreciate your opinions!
But ... so, what do you think the "through" mean here?
It means that she's within the park, not running outside it, but it doesn't necessarily mean that she is running from one end to the other. "From one end to the other" sounds extremely specific--it implies that the park has two "ends" and that she starts at one end and ends up at the opposite end. "Through" is more general--it just means that she is running within the park, but it implies more of a sense of purpose than "running around in".