Expression: Around/about the house

[Haihao]

Hi,

If I got a sentence like 'The kids jumped and ran around/about the house', how could I determine whether inside or outside the house?

Thank you.

haihao

[Alan]

Hi Haihao,

'Around the house' and 'about the house' would suggest to me first that this is inside the house indicating in and out of the rooms. If you wanted to give the idea of 'outside the house' you would have to make this clear with a description like: The children ran right round the house/all the way round the house.

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