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walk by vs walk past #1 (permalink) Wed Jan 21, 2009 5:09 am   walk by vs walk past
 

hello

Which of the following sentences is correct OR is commonly used?

I always walk by that house on my way to work.
I always walk past that house on my way to work.

and also

Several buses go by our house.
Several buses go past our house
Several buses pass our house
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walk by vs walk past #2 (permalink) Thu Jan 22, 2009 4:29 am   walk by vs walk past
 

Hi there,

All those expressions are OK, and I don't think any one of them would be more common than the others.
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