can't understand what the rib refers to

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Hello, I have 2 questions. help me, please!

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My foot strarted vibrating and I was intstantly desperate, wondering if my body would freeze and plummet. There was no reversing any of this because you cannot climb down hard rock any more than a huddler can run his coursse backward. My breating was frenzied while my arms numb from the previous 2,000 feet climbing, felt like concrete. Pinching that little rib with my left hand, I just managed to extend my right arm and jam my hand into the crack above. But the crack was too shallow, and it accepted no more than a third of my hand.

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(q1) I think, numb should be changed to numbed. right?

(q2) Is the rib of a person or is the rib just a rock?

thank you .

Clive · Accepted Answer

Hi,

Hello, I have 2 questions. help me, please!

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My foot strarted vibrating and I was intstantly desperate, wondering if my body would freeze and plummet. There was no reversing any of this because you cannot climb down hard rock any more than a huddler can run his coursse backward. My breating was frenzied while my arms numb from the previous 2,000 feet climbing, felt like concrete. Pinching that little rib with my left hand, I just managed to extend my right arm and jam my hand into the crack above. But the crack was too shallow, and it accepted no more than a third of my hand.

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(q1) I think, numb should be changed to numbed. right? Are you sure you have quoted this correctly? I'm asking you because there are a lot of spelling mistakes elsewhere in this paragraph. The sentence would read better as 'while my arms were numb from . . ' or 'My breathing was frenzied and my arms numb . . .

(q2) Is the rib of a person or is the rib just a rock? From the context, I'm sure it's climber jargon for some kind of rock feature.

Best wishes, Clive

Jisu98 · Answer

Thank you for replying me. I checked the spelling. I think the following paragraph has no spelling mistake. If there is no spelling mistake, what is your answer for my first question?

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My foot strarted vibrating and I was intstantly desperate, wondering if my body would freeze and plummet. There was no reversing any of this because you cannot climb down hard rock any more than a huddler can run his course backward. My breathing was frenzied while my arms numb from the previous 2,000 feet climbing, felt like concrete. Pinching that little rib with my left hand, I just managed to extend my right arm and jam my hand into the crack above. But the crack was too shallow, and it accepted no more than a third of my hand

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Write a correct sentence of the colored sentence, please. If the colored part is all right, tell me it is ok. (while here means 'but' or 'on the other hand', right?)

And is there any more sentence sounds strange? I quoted the above from a testbook for students.

Nona the brit · Answer

It's ok if you add another comma. Imagine that clause in brackets to get the meaning. It's an aside on the state of his/her arms.

My breating was frenzied while my arms, numb from the previous 2,000 feet climbing, felt like concrete.

Clive · Answer

Hi again,

Good catch, Nona.

Spelling mistakes are shown in bold. My foot strarted vibrating and I was intstantly desperate, wondering if my body would freeze and plummet. There was no reversing any of this because you cannot climb down hard rock any more than a huddler can run his course backward. My breathing was frenzied while my arms, numb from the previous 2,000 feet (of) climbing, felt like concrete. Pinching that little rib with my left hand, I just managed to extend my right arm and jam my hand into the crack above. But the crack was too shallow, and it accepted no more than a third of my hand.

Clive

Jisu98 · Answer

Thank you.! I corrected spellings again.

My foot started vibrating and I was instantly desperate, wondering if my body would freeze and plummet. There was no reversing any of this because you cannot climb down hard rock any more than a huddler can run his course backward. My breathing was frenzied while my arms, numb from the previous 2,000 feet (of) climbing, felt like concrete. Pinching that little rib with my left hand, I just managed to extend my right arm and jam my hand into the crack above. But the crack was too shallow, and it accepted no more than a third of my hand.

Really thank you for the (,), which made meaning clear. But, is there any problem in the word 'huddler'? There is a track sport called 'huddle'and the athlete of the game is 'huddler' , I thought ; A (wo)man runs and whenever (s)he meets bars, (s)he runs over them. If you know the name of the game but 'huddle', let me know please.

Another question: Do you mean that both '2,000 feet climbing' and '2,000 feet of climbing are right ,or, the latter only is right?

BarbaraPA · Answer

Hurdles. They are called hurdles. Not huddles.

Clive · Answer

Hi,

As GG says, hurdlers.

Say 2000 feet of climbing.

Clive

Anonymous · Answer

Thanks again!  English is difficult.

Clive · Answer

Hi,

Yes, but you can do it .

Clive

BarbaraPA · Answer

I have to say, I think I would have been a much better athlete if "huddling" had been a sport though. <img class='emoticon' style='Width:19px;Height:19px;' data-delaysrc='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/1.gif' src='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/1.gif' alt='Emotion: smile'/>

can't understand what the rib refers to

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