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We got into a drifted bank | WordReference Forums
Hi everybody! Please I need to understand the meaning of"drifted bank" in this lyrics: Was seated by my side The horse was lean and lank Misfortune seemed his lot We got into a drifted bank Source: Jingle Bells – lyrics Thanks.
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2. A whale is no more a fish than a horse is a fish.
It may be a little unusual, but it is standard English, meaning the same as 'A whale is no more a fish than a horse is'. There is nothing wrong with the 'is' at the end, though, or with sentence 2. Some examples of the inverted word order (verb before subject) following the conjunction 'than':
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Level of vulgarity of the word"whore" - WordReference Forums
Hi everyone ! I'm translating a documentary in which usual swear words (shit, fuck, etc.) are replaced by the sound [beep]. Here I have the following sentence :"I'm sweating like a whore in church". And there is no [beep]. And I was wondering if it was just an oversight, or if the word...
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Du kannst Howrse auch gratis spielen! - Howrse
Auf Howrse kannst Du mit virtuellen Pferden spielen und ein Reitzentrum leiten.
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travel on horseback / travel by horse(s)? - WordReference Forums
Hello, I'd like to ask you about the correct way of describing the way in which people travelled in the past. Here is the sentence: In the past there were no cars and people used to travel: a) on horseback. b) by horse. c) by horses. Are all the answers acceptable or just answer a and b...
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pretty in a horsey way | WordReference Forums
Before creating this thread I looked up"horsey way" here in WRF but the only thread that I found was about the word"horsey" as a childish way to say"horse". So it didn't really answered my question. My mother tongue is Spanish, but I've been speaking, writing and reading English since I was in Junior High. Anyway there are a lot of slang ...
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Just get a bobtailed bay, | WordReference Forums
Bay and certain other colors (roan, pinto, etc.) for horses are used as the entire name for such a horse; thus a"bay" is a bay-colored horse. Bob-tailed refers to cropping or shortening the tail of a horse, usually to avoid having to clean it, or for appearance. (Somewhat cruel, as the horse cannot whisk away flies.)
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do/ go horseback riding | WordReference Forums
In the major metropolitan areas (on the east cost of the USA, at any rate) there are few horses to be seen. So if someone says"Let's go for a ride." They are either talking about a motorcycle or a bicycle (or perhaps a car), but not likely a horse. So specificity would be required if you intend to go for a"horseback ride" (or for SD, perhaps ...
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Ride a Horse, Ride on a Horse - WordReference Forums
People don't generally use"on" with"horse". They do, however, sometimes use"on" with"horseback": I rode the horse to school. They rode on horseback to school. I think that saying"I rode on a horse and looked around" makes it sound more like the ride was an unusual or special thing
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Züchte Pferde und verwalte ein Reitzentrum - Howrse
Howrse ist ein kostenloses Online-Spiel rund um die Pferdezucht. Erstelle Dein Reitzentrum, nimm an Wettbewerben teil, schalte Sammlungen mit einzigartigen Pfer
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