Timeline for What's a word describing movement from one side to another?
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| Nov 24 at 13:29 | vote | accept | novice programmer | ||
| Nov 23 at 15:25 | comment | added | Peter Jennings | @Barmar I was coming from a logical / context point of view, not a probabilistic one. Agreed it is much more likely that he was traversing the length of the bridge, but what if he was playing Poohsticks? | |
| Nov 23 at 8:22 | answer | added | James K | timeline score: 2 | |
| Nov 23 at 5:09 | answer | added | James Mathai | timeline score: 0 | |
| Nov 23 at 1:17 | answer | added | Seowjooheng Singapore | timeline score: 0 | |
| Nov 22 at 23:55 | comment | added | Barmar | @PeterJennings Since walking width-wise is not a common way to use a bridge, I think it would always be interpreted as meaning the length. You need to be explicit if you're going the other direction, unless the context makes it obvious. | |
| Nov 22 at 23:51 | comment | added | Peter Jennings | @Barmar I agree. I think that "he walked across the bridge" could mean either the length or the width. Either is equally possible without further context. | |
| Nov 22 at 21:21 | comment | added | Tinfoil Hat | Too bad this question was migrated; it has nothing to do with learner’s English. (If it did, you’d find lots of easy answers in the comments.) | |
| Nov 22 at 20:28 | history | migrated | from english.stackexchange.com (revisions) | ||
| Nov 22 at 20:13 | comment | added | Barmar | @WeatherVane Me too, but the people who answered interpreted it otherwise. | |
| Nov 22 at 20:12 | comment | added | Weather Vane | @Barmar I thought the question was fairly clear that he is not walking along the bridge at all. He "crosses the bridge" but from one side to the other, not from one end to the other. | |
| Nov 22 at 20:00 | comment | added | Barmar | Do you mean going back and forth, or crossing it width-wise just once? Both answers so far are for repeated crossings. | |
| Nov 22 at 19:55 | comment | added | Xanne | He swerved back and forth. | |
| Nov 22 at 18:32 | answer | added | SomekindaRazzmatazz | timeline score: 0 | |
| Nov 22 at 18:22 | comment | added | Weather Vane | He walked to the opposite parapet. | |
| Nov 22 at 17:06 | history | asked | novice programmer | CC BY-SA 4.0 |