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#1 (permalink) Thu May 25, 2006 12:53 pm "in front" vs. "to the front"

Hello everybody I am a bit confused: 1-He was called to the front of the audience OR 2-He was called in front of the audience. 1-He came in the front of the audience OR 2-He came to the front of the audience Thanks in advance Tom

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#2 (permalink) Fri May 26, 2006 7:35 am "in front" vs. "to the front"

Dear Amy Will you come to the front ?

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#3 (permalink) Fri May 26, 2006 8:31 am "in front" vs. "to the front"

Tom wrote:

Hello everybody

I am a bit confused:

1-He was called to the front of the audience OR
2-He was called in front of the audience.

1-He came in the front of the audience OR
2-He came to the front of the audience

Hi Tom

Here is how I would understand your sentences:

1-He was called to the front of the audience --> He is still in the audience, but in the front row.

2-He was called in front of the audience. --> He was asked to come to a place in front of (outside of) an audience (e.g. to speak formally to the audience).

1-He came in the front of the audience --> This sentence is awkward to me, but I would understand that he came to a stage or some other place that's not in the audience in order to speak or present something to the audience.

2-He came to the front of the audience --> Again, he's still in the audience but has moved to one of the front rows in the audience.

Amy

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