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Madhulk

#492429 Mon, 24 Mar 08 02:40 PM

A guy buys a place called Granger and tells his girlfriend:

"75 acres that goes across the road. That's 300 acres, Julia, and it's all ours."

What does he mean by the underlined? That this is covering the whole road or what? And where did he get those 300 acres from since he says 75 the first time?

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Grammar Geek

#492434 Mon, 24 Mar 08 02:46 PM

It sounds like 75 acres are roadfront, and the rest extend back from the road. But it's odd - unless they were divided into one-acre parcles, and 75 were roadfront, I don't know why he wouldn't talk about the linear feet that ran along the road instead.

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RayH

#492437 Mon, 24 Mar 08 02:54 PM

Madhulk
"75 acres that goes across the road. That's 300 acres, Julia, and it's all ours."

This doesn't make any sense to me. Are you sure you're quoting the source correctly?

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Feebs11

#492554 Mon, 24 Mar 08 10:51 PM

It would seem to me that he has bought a farm of 300 acres total, which has a road running through it. 225 acres are on one side of the road, the other 75 being across the road, so the farm's acreage goes across the road.

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