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Grammar and Linguistics > Narrow street
Narrow street
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Minka
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Narrow street
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Is there another word in English for a narrow street? Such as seen in small towns near the sea or something? Thanks in advance. |
8 Feb 2016
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almaz
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Lane is good. You might also have alley/alleyway and passage/passageway. In Scotland, we also have vennel and wynd, which you may see occasionally in the North of England along with the rarer chare. If it�s covered (sometimes with an arched or vaulted roof), it�s often called a pend or a close) Alex
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8 Feb 2016
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Minka
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Thank you, everybody, you �ve been very helpful. If I say that I need an expression for a street with the walls of the houses quite close to each other, is it true that "alley" is the best? At lest that �s w hat Google suggests.Thanks again. |
8 Feb 2016
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douglas
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yes alley is the best choice .
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8 Feb 2016
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Hbomb84
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I �d go with lane over alley. |
9 Feb 2016
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alien boy
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I �d go with alley over lane. �Alley � conjures up an image of a dark, cluttered, closed in laneway, surrounded by close set buildings. A �lane � on the other hand can also (& not only) create visions of a narrow thoroughfare with fields, gently rolling hills and country homes as well.
Cheers,
AB |
9 Feb 2016
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FrauSue
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In the North of England, you could also have a "ginnel". For me, an "alley" is a small, enclosed or narrow access lane that leads somewhere, rather than a street in itself. He ran down the alley to the back green. |
13 Feb 2016
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