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bluedino
42 days ago
What does "in row" mean? For us non-English English speakers.
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danparsonson
42 days ago
To add to the other replies, when it's an argument, it's pronounced like "how" not like "no".
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jjk166
42 days ago
Hence "rowdy"
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danparsonson
42 days ago
I never made that connection before!
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e28eta
42 days ago
“a noisy argument or fight”, from the Cambridge dictionary. I believe it’s primarily used in British English.
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bobthepanda
42 days ago
A row in this context is like a dispute or argument
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prewett
42 days ago
It's also pronounced r-ow (ow, as in I hurt myself) in this context, instead of r-oh, in case that helps the OP
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SoftTalker
42 days ago
"in a row"; the headline eliminated the "a" which contributes to the possible confusion.
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oa335
42 days ago
in an argument
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jacobtomlinson
42 days ago
"row" means "an argument"
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jakecraige
42 days ago
Yeah, I think it's more of a British English thing. It can also mean things like "in a fight". Like: "those two guys had a big row outside the pub the other night"
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selimthegrim
42 days ago
I always remembered it from Phantom Tollbooth "a DREADFUL Rauw"
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