Having lived in NYC for 32 years, I can attest that traveling east- west in this city is considered "across," not "up" or "down." The opening sentence should have read, "... a stream of cabs and limos was snaking slowly across West Forth-third Street..."
On Nov 9, 11:51 pm, Jim Ellwanger <[email protected]> wrote: > On Nov 9, 2010, at 8:02 PM, Kevin M. wrote: > > > On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 7:51 PM, donz5 <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> Thus, the sentence in the book reads: ..."a stream of cabs and limos > >> was snaking slowly down West Forty-third Street..." > > >> No comma in the passage; "down" should be "across." > > > The cars were traveling on 43rd St -- up or down would both be applicable > > given that > > concept. > > I agree with Kevin: if they were parked sideways, they might be described as > "snaking across the street," but since they were traveling in the traffic > lanes (or as close as it gets in New York), they were "snaking down the > street." > > It would be wrong if the passage read "snaking slowly down the island of > Manhattan on West 43rd Street," but when traveling "down" (or "up") a street, > the orientation of the street doesn't matter. > > -- > Jim Ellwanger <[email protected]> > <http://www.ellwanger.tv/> -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
