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> But who would write about a location as "past" the <whatever>"?
> "Beyond", perhaps, but "past"? LOL.
Richard wrote: Umm, I would. For instance, to find my cube, go down the
hall past the
copier. Not beyond the copier, for gosh sakes, past it. And meet me for
lunch at the Indian place just past Elm Street. Beyond Elm Street? Yuck!
;-)
BG responds:
In the contexts you have offered, I would agree with you, because you
are offering directions. However, "the horse run" as a thing would not
be described as "past" anything. It would be "beyond" or "on the other
side of". Would you say, "Go to the shopping center past the field of
tomatoes."? (Wait a minute. Maybe you would. ) LOL. That sentence is
more directly analogous to the horse run sentence than the one you just
presented.
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