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Climb up/down, go up/down a ladder/slide at the playground Hello, everyone! I'm trying to understand the difference between these verbs in the following situations that can be at the playground. Are they synonyms? The girl's climbing the ladder / The girl's climbing up the ladder / The girl's going up the ladder. The girl's climbing down the ladder / The girl's going down the ladder. Then, children like to slide down a slide, but they like to do the opposite action too. What they are doing then? Are they going up the slide? Are they climbing (up) the slide? Then, some slides look like tunnels and sometimes happens that while one child is sliding down, the other is just sitting at the bottom of the slide and the first baby can't get out the slide. How can I solve this situation in English? Is it correct to say: you blocked the way, let/give some space to the baby to get out the slide. Plese, correct my sentences. Thank you very much!
Jul 25, 2017 7:57 AM
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If someone or something is in a position where they are blocking an access, you can say that they're in the way. So you could ask the child to "move out of the way". "Get out of the way" is also possible, but it's rather more direct. This simple phrase encapsulates the idea of both the need to move and the idea that that they're causing an obstruction. You could say to the child 'Could you move out of the way, please?' without upsetting the child's parent.
July 25, 2017
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The examples with the girl and the slide are all synonyms for each other and basically echo the same thing. Blunt: "Move aside" Polite: "Could you move please?"
July 25, 2017
Here's the link for your reference. i'm sure it'll be helpful. http://childcentralstation.com/2014/01/climb-up-the-slide.html
July 27, 2017
Thank you!
July 26, 2017
I would say : "You're in her way, please move over a bit". if the child didn't listen, I would say "shift your arse!" let's see how the English speakers say it.
July 25, 2017
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