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Do another pass through a list of things

English Language & Usage Asked on April 1, 2021

Is it right to ask someone to "do another pass through the questions" when you want them to take another look/check/examination at a few questions?

For example:

Bob: I think we are done now, right?

John: We are mostly done, Bob; before you go, could you please do another pass through the question we discussed earlier?

One Answer

Your question and the example do not have the same meaning so I would have a different answer in both cases. Your question is about taking a pass through a list. Your example is about taking a pass through a question.

For me you can pass through a list but not a question. It should be clear through context what taking a pass through means. For example, if it is a to-do list, taking a pass through the list might mean marking off the items that are done. I’m not 100% sure what taking a pass through a list of questions means. If you are preparing for a meeting where you plan to ask the questions, a pass through might mean checking that they are relevant and valuable. If you have had a go at answering a list of questions previously, another pass through might be checking that the answers are answering the questions asked. This will probably be known through similar tasks previously performed.

Answered by Steztric on April 1, 2021

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