Timeline for "Let's go ahead" when talking about passing people on the street
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| Dec 16, 2019 at 19:16 | comment | added | Chris Mack | What do you mean by "parallel lines"? I wouldn't say "go ahead" was strictly reserved for walking in a group. | |
| Dec 16, 2019 at 19:15 | comment | added | Chris Mack | "Go around", to me, sounds more like the thing you are going around is stationary (not moving). | |
| Dec 16, 2019 at 19:12 | comment | added | It's about English | So "go ahead of" is more likey when people are walking in a group, and not exactly in parallel lines, right? | |
| Dec 16, 2019 at 19:11 | comment | added | It's about English | And does this work: "Let's go around them." | |
| Nov 7, 2019 at 17:26 | vote | accept | It's about English | ||
| Nov 7, 2019 at 13:46 | comment | added | Chris Mack | Yes, "get past" is more likely. To me, "get ahead" of them sort of implies that we are walking together in a sense, even though we are not directly aligned, as though we are part of the same group, or procession, or maybe a queue, or something like that. | |
| Nov 7, 2019 at 11:19 | comment | added | It's about English | Is. "get ahead of these two" likely to be heard, or "let's get past them" sounds more likely?(and better) | |
| Nov 7, 2019 at 3:20 | history | edited | Laurel♦ | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Nov 6, 2019 at 21:01 | history | answered | Chris Mack | CC BY-SA 4.0 |