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On a TV show, a woman who used to be rich says this about LA: "Back in the day I was all up and down the Strip, now I am excited if I get up and down the step. " What does it mean? And what do ALL up and down and get up and down the step" mean"?
2) in a movie, a man says: "These are the kinds of kids that are going to make Indiana proud." Why "that"? Shouldn't it be "these are the kinds of kids WHO"?
3) Do you say "The money is not the point. She is rude is the point" or "The money is not the point. Her being rude is the point"?
Please, help me
Thank you very much
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1. It would help if i had more context, but what I got from that is that in the past she used to move around or party a lot. (The strip refers to a place in LA). All up and down is a similar phrase to all around, meaning that she would go many places within the Strip. Again, this would be better if I had more context, but when saying someone can't go up and down the steps, you are usually refering to someone who is old or weak and therefore has dificulty moving or travelling.
2. You can actually use that instead of who, but who is also correct. There's not really a reason why, it is just a rule that you can replace who with that in that context.
3. Out of those two I would say "The money is not the point. Her being rude is the point." You could also reword the first one to "The money is not the point. The point is that she is rude."
(I hope this helps!!)
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