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Megumi@Ibaraki
"to form a single file line"
What does the "file" mean in this expression?
Nov 7, 2015 3:28 AM
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file doesn't add much to this sentence, but single-file is a fix expression implying that the people are lined up one behind the other. a line where the people are standing side-by-side would likely not be described as single-file.
November 7, 2015
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