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minus-squareKSP Atlas@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28arrow-down1·10 months agoFell down a hole implies that the hole is vertical and going downwards
minus-squareletsgo@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoIs there a similar implication for stairs when people fall down them?
minus-squaredeo@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10 months agoI’ve fallen up the stairs, and i’ve fallen down the stairs. I’ve also fallen upstairs and fallen downstairs.
minus-squarethreelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoIn that case, does “I fell in a hole” imply that the hole is horizontal and going sideways?
minus-squarebach37strad @lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10 months agoThat’s how my best friend accidently got my girlfriend pregnant. Tie your damn shoelaces people!
Fell down a hole implies that the hole is vertical and going downwards
Is there a similar implication for stairs when people fall down them?
I’ve fallen up the stairs, and i’ve fallen down the stairs. I’ve also fallen upstairs and fallen downstairs.
In that case, does “I fell in a hole” imply that the hole is horizontal and going sideways?
That’s how my best friend accidently got my girlfriend pregnant.
Tie your damn shoelaces people!