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Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
Tunnel goes under the road
Alex321
Guru
- Location
- South Wales
I think we all know that. The question is whether "span" automatically means "over", or whether it can include "under".
Dictionaries aren't entirely conclusive n this matter.
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
Well of course it can. In the sense of the extent of.
VinSumRox
Über Member
- Location
- Scottish Borders
Also why are bridges sometimes officially referred to as 'overbridges'
Electric_Andy
Heavy Metal Fan
- Location
- Plymouth
Fingernails for a start are easier to cut/bite, and are more forgiving because we don't put our body weight on them all the time. Toenails need to but cut properly which is more difficult to do, especially for me as I can't reach them like I used to! The mistake most people make is to cut around the toe nail which can then grow out/sideward and you get an ingrowing toenail.
As a kid I had ingrowing big toenails. The Doctor said to cut a 'v' in them. I have done that ever since and only occasionally do they give me any slight problem.
Alex321
Guru
- Location
- South Wales
It is basically a synonym for flyover (or overpass in the US), and refers to a bridge which crosses another transportation medium, such as a road, railway or canal, where it is specified as an overbridge because it goes over that medium, rather than being a bridge where that medium crosses something else.
