On Nov 9, 2010, at 11:15 PM, donz5 wrote: > 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..."
Guess I didn't explain it clearly enough last night: the reference is NOT to the cars moving in any specific direction, the reference is merely to the cars' position on a street -- and it doesn't matter if that street is in New York, Los Angeles, or Peoria; it doesn't matter if the street runs east-west, north-south, northeast-southwest, or is a full circle in a suburb. "Across" implies movement in a direction perpendicular to the street, and "up" or "down" implies movement along the street. Pedestrians in a crosswalk would move "across 43rd street." Cars move "down 43rd Street." They could even be described as moving "down 43rd Street, across Manhattan Island." But unless they're on one of the avenues, or moving diagonally from one side of the street to another, cars don't move "across 43rd Street." -- 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
