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Lcchang Posted 20 years ago
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around the corner from here.
Dear teachers,
When people say there is a restaurant around the corner from here, I am a little confused about the position for both "the restaurant" and "here". How are they related in position? Please help.
LCChang
When people say there is a restaurant around the corner from here, I am a little confused about the position for both "the restaurant" and "here". How are they related in position? Please help.
LCChang
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each on a different side of a say 90 degree angle, which forms the corner thus you must reach the corner first, then advance on the other side of the angle, in order to reach the restaurant
- each on a different side of a say 90 degree angle, which forms the corner thus you must reach the corner first, then advance on the other side of the angle, in order to reach the restaurant
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each on a different side of a say 90 degree angle, which forms the corner
thus you must reach the corner first, then advance on the other side of the angle, in order to reach the restaurant
thus you must reach the corner first, then advance on the other side of the angle, in order to reach the restaurant
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'Here' means where the people talking are standing. 'Around the corner' means at the end of the street on which the people are talking then somewhere on the cross street.
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LcchangDear teachers,
When people say there is a restaurant around the corner from here, I am a little confused about the position for both "the restaurant" and "here". How are they related in position? Please help.
LCChang
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Goodman
Do not take it literally as "around the corner", although it may just be that.
I believe there is no question about applying its literal meaning here. Otherwise, we'd have to consider 'restaurant' as a metaphor.
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Yes, I agree with you that we have to apply its literal meaning when we encounter them in textbook situations, but when we are talking very casually (almost too casually)about the location of a specific place, it just might as well mean being in close proximity or near by.
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I think 'around the corner from here' would be a literal instruction.
when we use it just to mean something is close, we wouldn't normally follow it with 'from here' and I know I hear 'it's just round the corner' rather than 'around the corner'.
when we use it just to mean something is close, we wouldn't normally follow it with 'from here' and I know I hear 'it's just round the corner' rather than 'around the corner'.
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