jeffw@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 3 months agoNew poll shows Kamala Harris gaining on Trump among Hispanic voterswww.independent.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up1287
arrow-up1287external-linkNew poll shows Kamala Harris gaining on Trump among Hispanic voterswww.independent.co.ukjeffw@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square10fedilink
minus-squarecalabast@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up29·3 months agoEven in context, she may be gaining back losses, but the phrase “gaining on Trump” is still incorrect if she is ahead of him.
minus-squareNegativeInf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 months agoLeapfrogs is the verb(?) they are looking for.
minus-squarethen_three_more@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoNo, again that’s coming from behind. You leap ahead of someone like in a game of leapfrog. “Pulls ahead of” would have worked as that can mean that she’s behind and then overtakes, or is already ahead and increases that lead.
Even in context, she may be gaining back losses, but the phrase “gaining on Trump” is still incorrect if she is ahead of him.
Leapfrogs is the verb(?) they are looking for.
No, again that’s coming from behind. You leap ahead of someone like in a game of leapfrog.
“Pulls ahead of” would have worked as that can mean that she’s behind and then overtakes, or is already ahead and increases that lead.