Area

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What area is that?  OrWhat is that area?  Are both sentences ok and do they mean the same thing?

Yankee · Accepted Answer

pleasehelpWhat area is that?

This sentence seems to be asking about location.

pleasehelpWhat is that area?

This sentence seems to be asking about type of area rather than location.

Pleasehelp · Answer

What about:

I'm gonna walk over there to see what area that is...

Yankee · Answer

That sentence needs additional context. Without it, it doesn't make much sense to me.

Pleasehelp · Answer

Could you edit it so that it makes sense?  Thank you.

Yankee · Answer

In order to edit it, I would first need to understand what you're trying to say. Try re-writing it using different words.

Avangi · Answer

pleasehelp I'm gonna walk over there to see what area that is...

I can only imagine this in the context of several designated areas, such as the notorious "Area 51" in the Nevada Desert. It also assumes that once you walk over there, you'll have a way of identifying it as some specific area - a way which was not apparent from your original vantage point.

You're describing a situation in which you're lost, and you're looking around for some familiar landmark.

But it's not a natural thing to say. Perhaps, "Could you please tell me what area this is?"
A reply might be, "Sure. You're in Greenwich Village!"

It would probably be more natural to ask, "Could you please tell me where I am?"

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