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2 Dec 2022
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Question about English (UK)
In a game someone said: lol I was heading hills. (Estaba rumbo a colinas)
why is heading and not course? both means "rumbo" in spanish like you are on your way to, right?
Or why is not: I was going to hills?
going to? heading? course?
In a game someone said: lol I was heading hills. (Estaba rumbo a colinas)
why is heading and not course? both means "rumbo" in spanish like you are on your way to, right?
Or why is not: I was going to hills?
going to? heading? course?
why is heading and not course? both means "rumbo" in spanish like you are on your way to, right?
Or why is not: I was going to hills?
going to? heading? course?
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- English (UK)
@lesakenshi
“Heading for the hills” is a set phrase meaning “to run away”. Maybe this is what they meant?
If they’re literally talking about going to some hills, “heading” does mean the same thing as “going to”, but the tone/emphasis is slightly different.
“I was heading to the hills” emphasises the direction that the person is travelling in.
“I was going to the hills” is more neutral.
“I was on course for the hills” or something similar is not really natural in English.
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- English (UK)
@lesakenshi
“Heading for the hills” is a set phrase meaning “to run away”. Maybe this is what they meant?
If they’re literally talking about going to some hills, “heading” does mean the same thing as “going to”, but the tone/emphasis is slightly different.
“I was heading to the hills” emphasises the direction that the person is travelling in.
“I was going to the hills” is more neutral.
“I was on course for the hills” or something similar is not really natural in English.
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- Spanish (Spain)
- English (UK)
@lesakenshi
I would say that “course” in English is used more as a metaphor.
For example, “I’m on course for a promotion” = “I’m making progress towards getting promoted at work”
We do use “course” for physically going somewhere, but it’s more specialised (for example, when sailing a boat) and doesn’t come up very often in everyday conversation.
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