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ESL forum > Grammar and Linguistics > Pull up or pull in?    

Pull up or pull in?



mariby22
United States

Pull up or pull in?
 
what preposition would you use in this sentence:

He waited excitedly on the platform for his friend �s train to pull _____

15 Dec 2010      





blunderbuster
Germany

Both ;o)

15 Dec 2010     



PMaryAnn
Spain

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!




15 Dec 2010     



sulekra
Australia

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...

15 Dec 2010     



Aline37
Turkey

I would say �pull in � too as the train pulls in(to) the station.
 
Aline Wink

15 Dec 2010     



manusyasya
Ukraine

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

15 Dec 2010     



blunderbuster
Germany

http://www.google.de/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Ade%3Aofficial&tbs=vid%3A1&q=%22train+pulled+up%22&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=

15 Dec 2010     



GIOVANNI
Canada

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     



libertybelle
United States

A train always pulls in to a station.

15 Dec 2010     



blunderbuster
Germany

What if the train is already there but hasn �t stopped yet. I �d count both. 

15 Dec 2010     



GIOVANNI
Canada

This may help:
 
 
 

15 Dec 2010     

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