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Grammar and Linguistics > Pull up or pull in?
Pull up or pull in?
mariby22
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Pull up or pull in?
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what preposition would you use in this sentence:
He waited excitedly on the platform for his friend �s train to pull _____
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15 Dec 2010
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PMaryAnn
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For me, I�d use, pull in.
You can pull up in a car, or you can also pull over too. But for a train coming to a stop on the same line in a station, it would be pull in.
Of course another different idea, is that you can train to do pull ups, but that�s physical exercise and I don�t do much of that ;)
Now I�ve gone and confused everyone, sorry!
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15 Dec 2010
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sulekra
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I would also say pull in.
Like MaryAnn said, pull up is for a car, but a train pull �s in. It stays on it �s track, it can �t maneuver or anything like that...
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15 Dec 2010
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Aline37
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I would say �pull in � too as the train pulls in(to) the station.
Aline |
15 Dec 2010
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manusyasya
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Hi! I would use pull in, because it means "to reach a destination". Mainly used for trains))) E.g. The train pulled in at the station. See this - http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/pull_1
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15 Dec 2010
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GIOVANNI
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I would say both the train pulled in at 5:10 or the train pulled up just in front of the station.
Pulled up meaning stopped, braked or arrived. |
15 Dec 2010
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libertybelle
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A train always pulls in to a station.
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15 Dec 2010
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blunderbuster
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What if the train is already there but hasn �t stopped yet. I �d count both.
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15 Dec 2010
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