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Denisa
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Help
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My brain cannot work properly so please help me: is it correct to say " a cheetah runs 99 kph" ? cause in my country we say "a cheetah runs with 99kmp"(in our mother tongue) and thus my confusion...
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10 Mar 2010
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Lina Ladybird
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I think it should be "a cheetah runs at 99 kph". ;)))
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10 Mar 2010
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serene
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Hi Denisa!
I agree with topolina. |
10 Mar 2010
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Kate (kkcat)
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I think you shouldn �t use any preposition at all. Just say: a cheetah runs 99 kph, a tiger runs (up to) 35 mph.
(up to - is optional, can say pretty much without it: a tiger runs 35 mph).
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10 Mar 2010
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yanogator
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No preposition or "at". Both are correct, but it sounds better without a preposition.
Bruce |
10 Mar 2010
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esosh
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you don �t need to use �at � in that sentence but
�He was driving at a speed of 60km/h. �
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10 Mar 2010
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libertybelle
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Esoh - He was driving at a speed of 60 sounds really old-fashioned.
Today we just say - he was driving 60.
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10 Mar 2010
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esosh
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hmmmm,thnx for reminding me I �m almost fifty,lol liberty :)))
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10 Mar 2010
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Lina Ladybird
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Thanks for letting us know libertybelle!! :)
It �s strange though that we can find sooooooooo many current results when we google �run at mph �. Maybe this prepositon �at � only sounds improper or old-fashioned to American ears?? ;))))))
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10 Mar 2010
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Jayho
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No I don �t think so topolina - downunder we say the same. Although, I �d probably say he was going 60kmph or doing 60. Spoken English today is much less formal than what it used to be. |
10 Mar 2010
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