Hi Everybody, i have a problem with all those "back ..." things.
I can back a car, that means to move it backwards, right?
And what would it be if i back up a car?
What means to back s.th. up?
This "back" words
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Re: This "back" words
Most people would say, "Mildred, back that car up and don't run over me doing it."Markus wrote:Hi Everybody, i have a problem with all those "back ..." things.
I can back a car, that means to move it backwards, right?
And what would it be if i back up a car?
What means to back s.th. up?
To back something, or to back up something, has a different meaning, though:
"Don't back a loser for president."
"You should back up your computer files by making copies."
I hope that helped. :)