User_gary  +  387071 Mon, 02 Jul 07 03:30 PM  We were running two abreast. [From the cambridge dictionary] --- the use of `two' behind abreast sounds odd to my ear.  please tell me why have the `two' been/have been the `two' used in the sentence? Is there any word to replace the `behind'(bold one)? because I think the `behind' does not fit in my sentence. Also help me to choose the correct option which I have separated by a slash(/). User_gary Joined on Fri, Jan 5 2007 Senior Member 2,559 Honesty is the best policy

	Philip  +  387096 Mon, 02 Jul 07 04:26 PM  User_gary wrote:  We were running two abreast. [From the cambridge dictionary] --- the use of `two' behind abreast sounds odd to my ear.  please tell me why have the `two' been/have been the `two' used in the sentence? Is there any word to replace the `behind'(bold one)? because I think the `behind' does not fit in my sentence. Also help me to choose the correct option which I have separated by a slash(/). [The leader was running alone, the rest of us were two abreast behind.] I'm not sure I understand your "slash"-question. Philip Joined on Thu, Jun 23 2005 Veteran Member 8,726 At reise er at leve! - H. C. Andersen

	User_gary  +  387338 Tue, 03 Jul 07 07:08 AM Thank you Phillip I meant which one of the following was correct : Please tell me why have the `two' been used in the sentence? Please tell me why have been the `two'  used in the sentence?   User_gary

	nona the brit  +  388610 Fri, 06 Jul 07 08:56 AM Please tell me why the word 'two' has been used in the sentence. The word two is 'before' or 'in front of' the word abreast. nona the brit Joined on Wed, Sep 22 2004 England Veteran Member 11,713 The name says it all.

	Clive  +  393333 Tue, 17 Jul 07 08:15 PM Hi, please tell me what's wrong with this sentence; - She has eaten all what I gave her. Here are a couple of correct versions. - She has eaten all I gave her. - She has eaten all that I gave her. Best wishes, Clive     Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,577 El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo