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Coming towards me vs coming from opposite side #1 (permalink) Mon Apr 27, 2009 10:00 am   Coming towards me vs coming from opposite side
 

I'll tell you about this guy. He owes me some money. I was going home from work yesterday. He was coming in my direction. I am sure he saw me but he acted like he didn't and just went past me. He had done this a couple of times before.

Can someone please correct the above paragraph? Please suggest some alternatives for coming in my direction. Would coming towards me/coming from opposite side fit in this context?
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Coming towards me vs coming from opposite side #2 (permalink) Mon Apr 27, 2009 11:07 am   Coming towards me vs coming from opposite side
 

Good morning Daemon,
" coming towards me/coming from opposite side fit in this context? "

" He was coming towards me, " is sufficient. ( From the opposite direction is obvious from the sentence you have quoted. )

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Coming towards me vs coming from opposite side #3 (permalink) Mon Apr 27, 2009 11:12 am   Coming towards me vs coming from opposite side
 

Thanks a lot, Bill!

Is the paragraph grammatically correct? Is there a difference between coming towards me and coming from opposite side? Which one suits better in this context? (remember that he was trying to avoid me)
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Coming towards me vs coming from opposite side #4 (permalink) Mon Apr 27, 2009 11:45 am   Coming towards me vs coming from opposite side
 

Deamon, stop confusing an old person. :) :)

OK, coming TOWARD you is approaching on the same pavement.

On the opposite side, would mean of the other side of the road, but still walking in your general direction.

If he can see you, ( and thus avoid you ), then he must be coming toward you no matter which side of the road he is on.
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