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Et tu, Brutus | "Have got" or "have"
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Swimming up? #1 (permalink) Thu Oct 01, 2009 9:08 am   Swimming up?
 

Hi all,
What do you call when you swim in the opposite direction of the current. For example, if the river flows from A to B, and you swim from B to A. So you swims up?
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Swimming up? #2 (permalink) Thu Oct 01, 2009 10:16 am   Swimming up?
 

"Against the current" is what I'd say.
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Swimming up? #3 (permalink) Thu Oct 01, 2009 10:24 am   Swimming up?
 

What else bro?
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Swimming up? #4 (permalink) Thu Oct 01, 2009 10:32 am   Swimming up?
 

You are swimming up the river.

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Swimming up? #5 (permalink) Thu Oct 01, 2009 10:34 am   Swimming up?
 

Thank you all of you bro!
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Swimming up? #6 (permalink) Thu Oct 01, 2009 12:34 pm   Swimming up?
 

Hi,

I would suggest 'up-stream' is more common, even though a stream is a small river we tend to use it as a way of describing swimming or travelling against the current even for rivers.

I hope it helps Bro'

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Swimming up? #7 (permalink) Thu Oct 01, 2009 12:41 pm   Swimming up?
 

I agree with Ski.
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Swimming up? #8 (permalink) Thu Oct 01, 2009 17:33 pm   Swimming up?
 

All three options given here are fine, if you ask me.
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