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Itasan Posted 20 years ago
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Is this understanding correct?
1. Is there a bank around here? - BrE
2. Is there a bank round here? - BrE, AmE
3. Is there a bank near here? - BrE, AmE
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Itasan Is this understanding correct? 1. Is there a bank around here?

  • Itasan Is this understanding correct?
  • 1.
  • Is there a bank around here?
  • - BrE 2.
  • Is there a bank round here?
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ItasanIs this understanding correct?
1. Is there a bank around here? - BrE
2. Is there a bank round here? - BrE, AmE
3. Is there a bank near here? - BrE, AmE
Thank you.
Itasan,

1, 2, and 3 are all correct.
In the U.S. 1 and 3 are used most of the time.

Not sure about how it is in GB.
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Danyoo
ItasanIs this understanding correct?
1. Is there a bank around here? - BrE
2. Is there a bank round here? - BrE, AmE
3. Is there a bank near here? - BrE, AmE
Thank you.
Itasan,

1, 2, and 3 are all correct.
In the U.S. 1 and 3 are used most of the time.

Not sure about how it is in GB.
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The first one is definitely AmE, our favorite of the three, I think.
I almost never hear the second in the U.S.
The last one is common in AmE.

CJ
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Thank you very much, everybody, for the valuable information.

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