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#2 (permalink) Sat Mar 28, 2009 1:18 am Directions |
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. 'go along this street' , 'walk down this street' and 'go straight on' -- These all have the same meaning. 'Near' is farther away than 'next to'.
If you have other questions about directions, please ask specific ones. . _________________ Native English teacher at Mister Micawber's |
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Mister Micawber Language Coach

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#3 (permalink) Sat Mar 28, 2009 8:00 am Directions |
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Here is what I could come up with, please do correct me if I am wrong somewhere --
(showing the direction by hand) It is a 15 minutes walk. Go this way, cross that bridge, on the first square take a right, on the next square take a right again, then at a minute walk you would find the railway station. _________________ First lesson - English, not english. I, not i. ~A student of English |
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Gray I'm here quite often ;-)

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#4 (permalink) Sun Mar 29, 2009 9:18 am Directions |
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. It's a 15-minute walk. Go this way, cross that bridge, at the first corner take a right, at the next corner take a right again, then in a minute's walk, you will find the railway station. . _________________ Native English teacher at Mister Micawber's |
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Mister Micawber Language Coach

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#5 (permalink) Sun Mar 29, 2009 14:27 pm Directions |
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Thank you for the directions 
Does it mean 'corner' is interchangeably used for 'square'?
Here, the first thing that comes to mind with 'corner' is -- corner of the room, corner of the alley etc. The word has become so common that we subconsciously use it in our mother tongue.
So, how do natives interpret 'corners'? _________________ First lesson - English, not english. I, not i. ~A student of English |
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Gray I'm here quite often ;-)

Joined: 21 Nov 2008 Posts: 972 Location: Proxima Centauri
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#6 (permalink) Sun Mar 29, 2009 15:10 pm Directions |
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. No; 'square' is incorrect except in isolated cases where the occasional square (= an open area at the meeting of two or more streets) is actually encountered.
A 'corner' is as you suggest, and it is also applied both to the meeting of two city streets and to any of the four physical corners of said intersection. . _________________ Native English teacher at Mister Micawber's |
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Mister Micawber Language Coach

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