| Author | Message | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 1937 Registered: 6-2006 |
I was running late this morning, but I decided to take the long way to work. Why? | ||
| Dlcygnet (Dlcygnet)
New member Username: Dlcygnet Post Number: 1172 Registered: 6-2005 |
Is the long way to work actually shorter... by distance? By time? By lack of accident? By lack of congestion? By way of obstacle avoidance? Are you human, adult, Female? Are you going to work by car? train? Plane? boat? submarine? Bike? Walking? Running? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 1939 Registered: 6-2006 |
Is the long way to work actually shorter... by distance?no By time?no By lack of accident?no By lack of congestion?no By way of obstacle avoidance?no Are you human, adult, Female? indeed I am Are you going to work by car?this train? Plane? boat? submarine? Bike? Walking? Running? | ||
| Tsoram1970 (Tsoram1970)
New member Username: Tsoram1970 Post Number: 990 Registered: 6-2001 |
By taking the long way were you able to truthfully phone ahead and say you were stuck in traffic? thus avoiding an awkward situation at work when you had to explain why you were running late? Or did going the long way enable to do something else thus saving time later on in the day... Or (along same lines) did you realise that you would have to stay late to make up the time missed at the start of the day, so you went the long way to do that message you had intended to do after work? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 1942 Registered: 6-2006 |
By taking the long way were you able to truthfully phone ahead and say you were stuck in traffic?no thus avoiding an awkward situation at work when you had to explain why you were running late? no Or did going the long way enable to do something else thus saving time later on in the day... no Or (along same lines) did you realise that you would have to stay late to make up the time missed at the start of the day, so you went the long way to do that message you had intended to do after work?no | ||
| Lporter229 (Lporter229)
New member Username: Lporter229 Post Number: 126 Registered: 11-2007 |
running late...you were behind schedule? or you were literally running, as for exercise? or running for another reason? Was there a reason why you could not have taken the shorter way to work? traffic accident? road closed? weather-related event? | ||
| Tsoram1970 (Tsoram1970)
New member Username: Tsoram1970 Post Number: 993 Registered: 6-2001 |
Did going the long way delay your arrival at work? Is there much of a difference between the long way and the shortest way? by distance? by time? by method of transport? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 1944 Registered: 6-2006 |
running late...you were behind schedule?yes or you were literally running, as for exercise?no or running for another reason?no Was there a reason why you could not have taken the shorter way to work?yesish...I could have taken the shorter way, but... traffic accident?no road closed?no weather-related event?no Did going the long way delay your arrival at work? yes Is there much of a difference between the long way and the shortest way?yope. it's about twice as long, but the trip isn't very far to begin with by distance?yes by time?yes by method of transport?no | ||
| Lporter229 (Lporter229)
New member Username: Lporter229 Post Number: 129 Registered: 11-2007 |
Bytaking the long way, were you hoping to arrive at work as quickly as possible? In other words, might the shorter way have actually taken longer on this particular day? Relevant what day of the week it was? time of day? Was there a parade or some kind of seasonal event that might have caused roads to be closed? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 1947 Registered: 6-2006 |
Bytaking the long way, were you hoping to arrive at work as quickly as possible?no In other words, might the shorter way have actually taken longer on this particular day? no Relevant what day of the week it was?no time of day? no Was there a parade or some kind of seasonal event that might have caused roads to be closed?no | ||
| Lporter229 (Lporter229)
New member Username: Lporter229 Post Number: 130 Registered: 11-2007 |
When you realized you were running late, were you at your home? Did you go directly from your home to work? Did you need to run an errand? stop for gas? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 1949 Registered: 6-2006 |
When you realized you were running late, were you at your home?yes Did you go directly from your home to work?yes Did you need to run an errand?no stop for gas?no | ||
| Lporter229 (Lporter229)
New member Username: Lporter229 Post Number: 131 Registered: 11-2007 |
Did you take the long way because you wanted to drive past a particular place in order to acquire information? For example, a friend's house, to see if he was home? a store, to see if it was open? Were you perhaps looking for something you may have lost? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 1950 Registered: 6-2006 |
Did you take the long way because you wanted to drive past a particular place in order to acquire information?no For example, a friend's house, to see if he was home?no a store, to see if it was open? no Were you perhaps looking for something you may have lost?no | ||
| Lporter229 (Lporter229)
New member Username: Lporter229 Post Number: 133 Registered: 11-2007 |
Did you take the longer way to avoid something? or someone? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 1955 Registered: 6-2006 |
Did you take the longer way to avoid something?yes, beware FA or someone?no | ||
| Dlcygnet (Dlcygnet)
New member Username: Dlcygnet Post Number: 1178 Registered: 6-2005 |
Were you trying to avoid seeing somebody? I.e. your boss? A coworker? A business associate? If you were late and took the long way... does that enable you to be even later and avoid something/someone altogether? Or were you trying to slip in unnoticed and know that person X drives/lives on the same route you do? Thus you were trying to avoid being seen by them? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 1958 Registered: 6-2006 |
Were you trying to avoid seeing somebody?no I.e. your boss? A coworker? A business associate? If you were late and took the long way... does that enable you to be even later and avoid something/someone altogether?no Or were you trying to slip in unnoticed and know that person X drives/lives on the same route you do?no Thus you were trying to avoid being seen by them?no | ||
| Lporter229 (Lporter229)
New member Username: Lporter229 Post Number: 137 Registered: 11-2007 |
Would this have anything to do with the sun? Like you were trying to avoid driving directly into the sun? If you had been on time, would you have taken the shorter way? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 1960 Registered: 6-2006 |
Would this have anything to do with the sun?no Like you were trying to avoid driving directly into the sun?no If you had been on time, would you have taken the shorter way?I would have taken the long way regardless | ||
| Bodo (Bodo)
New member Username: Bodo Post Number: 2388 Registered: 2-2001 |
Relevant why you were running late? Anything about your car relevant? Were you alone in the car? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 1964 Registered: 6-2006 |
Relevant why you were running late?no Anything about your car relevant?yes Were you alone in the car?yes | ||
| Bodo (Bodo)
New member Username: Bodo Post Number: 2395 Registered: 2-2001 |
Relevant thingie about your car: on the outside? The interior? The engine? Drivetrain? Wheels? A feature? Were you listening to anything relevant? | ||
| Lporter229 (Lporter229)
New member Username: Lporter229 Post Number: 141 Registered: 11-2007 |
Did you take the long way because there was something on the radio that you wanted to hear? a song? a newscast? the weather forecast? Did it have something to do with a repair that your car needed that made it difficult to take the short route? For instance, you had a donut tire and didn't want to go over a bump? Was it your car? Was it a new car? Were you just learning to drive a stick and wanted to avoid a steep hill? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 1966 Registered: 6-2006 |
Relevant thingie about your car: on the outside?no The interior?no The engine?no Drivetrain?yes, i think. my knowledge of automobiles is limited Wheels?yope A feature?no Were you listening to anything relevant?no Did you take the long way because there was something on the radio that you wanted to hear?no a song? a newscast? the weather forecast? Did it have something to do with a repair that your car needed that made it difficult to take the short route?yes For instance, you had a donut tire and didn't want to go over a bump?not this though Was it your car?yes Was it a new car?no Were you just learning to drive a stick and wanted to avoid a steep hill?no | ||
| Lporter229 (Lporter229)
New member Username: Lporter229 Post Number: 143 Registered: 11-2007 |
The thing that you wanted to avoid...a bump? a hill? a stoplight or stopsign? a curvy road? train tracks? speedlimit (as in you didn't want to go too fast)? Was it that you did not want to drive on the highway? for fear of speed? breaking down? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 1969 Registered: 6-2006 |
The thing that you wanted to avoid...a bump?no a hill?no a stoplight or stopsign?no a curvy road?noish train tracks?no speedlimit (as in you didn't want to go too fast)?no Was it that you did not want to drive on the highway?no for fear of speed?no breaking down?no | ||
| Lporter229 (Lporter229)
New member Username: Lporter229 Post Number: 149 Registered: 11-2007 |
Was there a problem with your steering? Was there a turn that was too sharp? | ||
| Bodo (Bodo)
New member Username: Bodo Post Number: 2410 Registered: 2-2001 |
Think of the drive train as being everything between the engine and the wheels, whether the car has front-, rear- or all-wheel drive. So for rear-wheel, it would be tranny, drive shaft, differential etc. Admittedly, when first used as a legal term in a guarantee, it was referring to rear-wheel drive 99% of the time... So there is some specific feature of the short route which you are trying to avoid? Is there a relevant building on the short route (e. g. the police station)? | ||
| Tsoram1970 (Tsoram1970)
New member Username: Tsoram1970 Post Number: 999 Registered: 6-2001 |
Is the need for repair obvious from just looking at the car? just hearing the car? when the car is being driven? when it is parked? Off topic rememberance: Only in American English do you drive in a Parkway and park in a Driveway! Sorry! | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 1972 Registered: 6-2006 |
Was there a problem with your steering?yes! Was there a turn that was too sharp?yope Think of the drive train as being everything between the engine and the wheels, whether the car has front-, rear- or all-wheel drive. So for rear-wheel, it would be tranny, drive shaft, differential etc. Admittedly, when first used as a legal term in a guarantee, it was referring to rear-wheel drive 99% of the time... ggod to know! So there is some specific feature of the short route which you are trying to avoid?yes Is there a relevant building on the short route (e. g. the police station)?no Is the need for repair obvious from just looking at the car?no just hearing the car?sometimes when the car is being driven?yes when it is parked?no Off topic rememberance: Only in American English do you drive in a Parkway and park in a Driveway! Sorry!very true. | ||
| ~damia~ (~damia~)
New member Username: ~damia~ Post Number: 1174 Registered: 9-2003 |
can you not turn in one direction very easily? so took a route where it was all right turns or similar? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 1974 Registered: 6-2006 |
can you not turn in one direction very easily?yes so took a route where it was all right turns or similar?precisely! The steering on my car is really screwy right now, and the effect is that making right turns is easy, but making left turns, while possible, is extremely difficult. I only live about 2 miles from work, but the route I usually take has several left turns, and there is a route that I can take where the only left turn is very slight. So until I can get the steering fixed, I take the longer route even if I'm running late. SPOILER | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 1975 Registered: 6-2006 |
Oh, and by the way. The title, which should have read TO everything there is a season, is a reference to the song "Turn! Turn! Turn!" | ||
| Mosquito (Mosquito)
New member Username: Mosquito Post Number: 433 Registered: 4-2005 |
Which is, "in turn", a reference to the Book of Ecclesiastes! | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 1984 Registered: 6-2006 |
Indeed it is! | ||
| Crazypalpig (Crazypalpig)
New member Username: Crazypalpig Post Number: 1802 Registered: 8-2006 |
Tsoram here's somemore things only possible in English: Why does cars carry shipments and ships carry cargo?? And a blackbird hen isn't brown, with can mean together and against, (We're fighting with the French, We're fighting with the French against the Germans) | ||
| Tsoram1970 (Tsoram1970)
New member Username: Tsoram1970 Post Number: 1012 Registered: 6-2001 |
Very true.... there are plenty such examples...this link has almost all those mentioned and more! http://rogersreference.com/crazyenglish.htm | ||
| Crazypalpig (Crazypalpig)
New member Username: Crazypalpig Post Number: 1808 Registered: 8-2006 |
It does, that's THE SAME BOOK that I got mine from! Named "Crazy English". |
