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I had a question related to Cricket. Colloquially, where the context's obvious, can "runs" be dropped to avoid duplication?

The batsman ran two runs.

But can it be (in a obvious context)

The batsman ran two.

---

The batsman should try to run two.

The batsman should try for two.

Do all the sentences above sound natural? And do the last two sentences sound natural?

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I had a question related to Cricket. Colloquially, where the context's obvious, can "runs" be dropped to avoid duplication?

The batsman ran two runs.

But can it be (in a obvious context)

The batsman ran two.

---

The batsman should try to run two.

The batsman should try for two.

Do all the sentences above sound natural? And do the last two sentences sound natural?

word-usage british-english informal-language

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I had a question related to Cricket. Colloquially, where the context's obvious, can "runs" be dropped to avoid duplication?

The batsman ran two runs.

But can it be (in a obvious context)

The batsman ran two.

---

The batsman should try to run two.

The batsman should try for two.

Do all the sentences above sound natural? And do the last two sentences sound natural?

word-usage british-english informal-language

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While batsmen may hit/score/take two runs or make two runs, they DON'T run two runs. It's not idiomatic.

Instead, as you suggest, ran two is fine when the context is already established. You will often hear expressions such as:

they take an easy two....

they scurry home for two...

they snatch two (runs)....

and so on.

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answered Jun 16 at 14:57

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  And what about: The batsman took two runs.
  
  – It's about English
  Jun 16 at 15:53
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Does it sound natural?
  
  – It's about English
  Jun 16 at 15:54
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  And does "The batsman ran two" sound natural? I thought that I had just dropped "runs". And what about the last two sentences?
  
  – It's about English
  Jun 16 at 15:55
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Does "run two " suggest "run two times"?
  
  – It's about English
  Jun 16 at 15:56
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I read "run two runs" at a lot of places....
  
  – It's about English
  Jun 16 at 15:58
  

  
  
  
  

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While batsmen may hit/score/take two runs or make two runs, they DON'T run two runs. It's not idiomatic.

Instead, as you suggest, ran two is fine when the context is already established. You will often hear expressions such as:

they take an easy two....

they scurry home for two...

they snatch two (runs)....

and so on.

share|improve this answer

edited Jun 17 at 15:47

answered Jun 16 at 14:57

Ronald SoleRonald Sole

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• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  And what about: The batsman took two runs.
  
  – It's about English
  Jun 16 at 15:53
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Does it sound natural?
  
  – It's about English
  Jun 16 at 15:54
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  And does "The batsman ran two" sound natural? I thought that I had just dropped "runs". And what about the last two sentences?
  
  – It's about English
  Jun 16 at 15:55
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Does "run two " suggest "run two times"?
  
  – It's about English
  Jun 16 at 15:56
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I read "run two runs" at a lot of places....
  
  – It's about English
  Jun 16 at 15:58
  

  
  
  
  

 | 
show 1 more comment

3

While batsmen may hit/score/take two runs or make two runs, they DON'T run two runs. It's not idiomatic.

Instead, as you suggest, ran two is fine when the context is already established. You will often hear expressions such as:

they take an easy two....

they scurry home for two...

they snatch two (runs)....

and so on.

share|improve this answer

edited Jun 17 at 15:47

answered Jun 16 at 14:57

Ronald SoleRonald Sole

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• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  And what about: The batsman took two runs.
  
  – It's about English
  Jun 16 at 15:53
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Does it sound natural?
  
  – It's about English
  Jun 16 at 15:54
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  And does "The batsman ran two" sound natural? I thought that I had just dropped "runs". And what about the last two sentences?
  
  – It's about English
  Jun 16 at 15:55
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Does "run two " suggest "run two times"?
  
  – It's about English
  Jun 16 at 15:56
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I read "run two runs" at a lot of places....
  
  – It's about English
  Jun 16 at 15:58
  

  
  
  
  

 | 
show 1 more comment

While batsmen may hit/score/take two runs or make two runs, they DON'T run two runs. It's not idiomatic.

Instead, as you suggest, ran two is fine when the context is already established. You will often hear expressions such as:

they take an easy two....

they scurry home for two...

they snatch two (runs)....

and so on.

share|improve this answer

edited Jun 17 at 15:47

answered Jun 16 at 14:57

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