Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
drive the sheep to the pen
English answer:
to the pen / into the pen
Added to glossary by
Patsy Florit
Mar 31, 2012 17:18
12 yrs ago
English term
drive the sheep to the pen
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I´d like to know if it´s correct to say : The farmhand drove the sheep to the pen or the horses to the stable ...
This would be after he rounded them up.
This would be after he rounded them up.
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3 | to the pen / into the pen | Armorel Young |
4 +5 | drove the sheep into the pen and the horses... | Jenni Lukac (X) |
4 | into the fold | Jack Dunwell |
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to the pen / into the pen
Either "to the pen" or "into the pen" could be correct, depending on exactly what is intended.
If the farmhand is on a big farm or ranch he might spend, say, a whole day rounding up sheep over a large area and driving them "to the pen" - i.e. he takes them from a point some way away to the place where the pen is.
If, on the other hand, the sheep are fairly closely by and he is simply moving them into the pen, then he would indeed be driving them "into the pen".
(In a different scenario, he might put some sheep in a trailor and tow the trailor to the pen, in which case he would again "drive them to the pen", although in a different sense.)
In other words, context is everything. There are situations in which "to the pen" would be correct and situations in which it wouldn't.
If the farmhand is on a big farm or ranch he might spend, say, a whole day rounding up sheep over a large area and driving them "to the pen" - i.e. he takes them from a point some way away to the place where the pen is.
If, on the other hand, the sheep are fairly closely by and he is simply moving them into the pen, then he would indeed be driving them "into the pen".
(In a different scenario, he might put some sheep in a trailor and tow the trailor to the pen, in which case he would again "drive them to the pen", although in a different sense.)
In other words, context is everything. There are situations in which "to the pen" would be correct and situations in which it wouldn't.
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Comment: "Thanks a lot. Your answer is very clear."
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drove the sheep into the pen and the horses...
My two bits.
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Note added at 5 mins (2012-03-31 17:24:13 GMT)
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horses into the stable.
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Note added at 5 mins (2012-03-31 17:24:13 GMT)
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horses into the stable.
Peer comment(s):
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Veronika McLaren
: and is the correct conjunction, unless more than 1 occasion/person is involved...
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Thanks, Veronika. have a good evening.
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Jack Doughty
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Cheers and thanks, Jack. Have a good evening.
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JaneTranslates
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Thanks, Jane. Have a good weekend.
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agree |
NancyLynn
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Thanks very much, NancyLynn. have a good weekend.
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Jack Dunwell
: It's sheep"fold" actually Yes Jenni and I am VERY impressed. I have a number of Vichy books, J. The Red Priest?He's my hero.Of course
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You're correct. Someday we've got to meet up in CanFranc. That's where the Nazis passed gold to Franco in exchange for Wolfram. It's a great story.
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2 days 2 hrs
into the fold
That's where they go, into the sheep fold.
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Note added at 2 days2 hrs (2012-04-02 20:18:24 GMT) Post-grading
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My right hand has delivered many Border/Suffolk lambs
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Note added at 2 days2 hrs (2012-04-02 20:18:24 GMT) Post-grading
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My right hand has delivered many Border/Suffolk lambs
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