Timeline for 'WADE' in water - how deep can you wade? ankle-, knee-, waist, neck-deep?
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| Oct 5, 2023 at 21:56 | comment | added | gotube♦ | @KateBunting Me too. In my answer I'm allowing for other people who think "wade" stops at a level of water lower than the head, as it seems there are many from the comments and James's answer. | |
| Oct 5, 2023 at 8:02 | comment | added | Kate Bunting | No, I meant 'as long as your feet can touch the bottom while at least your head is above the water', i.e. before you have to start swimming. | |
| Oct 4, 2023 at 22:55 | comment | added | gotube♦ | @KateBunting To be clear, do you mean you'd still call it wading if you were walking fully underwater, say in the deep end of a pool? | |
| Oct 4, 2023 at 8:20 | comment | added | Kate Bunting | I (British English speaker) would call it wading as long as your feet can still touch the bottom! Another instance of 'divided by a common language'? | |
| Oct 3, 2023 at 21:11 | history | answered | gotube♦ | CC BY-SA 4.0 |