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Pructus Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Bear left
Hello, Dear Gurus and ,Members!!
"bear (to the) left" means turn left in the angle bigger than 90 degress, as in front of a Fork, Y shaped road?
And if the angle is less than 90 degrees, we say "make a sharp left turn"?
And, are there any other expressions similar to "make a sharp left turn"?
"bear (to the) left" means turn left in the angle bigger than 90 degress, as in front of a Fork, Y shaped road?
And if the angle is less than 90 degrees, we say "make a sharp left turn"?
And, are there any other expressions similar to "make a sharp left turn"?
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It's the other way round. 'Bear left' is to turn left at an angle less than 90 degrees and vice versa . 'Turn sharp left' is commonly heard.
- It's the other way round.
- 'Bear left' is to turn left at an angle less than 90 degrees and vice versa .
- 'Turn sharp left' is commonly heard.
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It's the other way round.
'Bear left' is to turn left at an angle less than 90 degrees and vice versa.
'Turn sharp left' is commonly heard.
'Bear left' is to turn left at an angle less than 90 degrees and vice versa.
'Turn sharp left' is commonly heard.
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My understanding of the instruction "to bear left" has always been that whatever left turn becomes available, it is to be taken, regardless of whether the angle is acute or obtuse.
Could I have been wrong all these years? Of course!
Perhaps if the intersection provides more than one left-turn option, we should take the sharper turn.
I've also heard the instruction used to m
Could I have been wrong all these years? Of course!
Perhaps if the intersection provides more than one left-turn option, we should take the sharper turn.
I've also heard the instruction used to m
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A turn through 180 degrees, or something approaching that, is called a "hairpin turn".
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pructus"bear (to the) left" means turn left in the angle bigger than 90 degreesNo. Less than 90 degrees, usually. When I come home on the freeway, for example, I continue to bear right as I approach my exit. That's just continuing to change lanes, always choosing the rightmost lane, so that I end up on the exit ramp. T
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Thanks a lot, CJ and all the Gurus who stopped by and gave me the good explanations!!
By the way...
"A degree bigger than 90 degrees" means, for example, 100 degrees?
Or 60 degrees?
After searching the internet, I understood that "bear left" means to make left turn like Y shaped way, thus I thought that the degree turned is bigger than 90 degrees. The degree turned l
By the way...
"A degree bigger than 90 degrees" means, for example, 100 degrees?
Or 60 degrees?
After searching the internet, I understood that "bear left" means to make left turn like Y shaped way, thus I thought that the degree turned is bigger than 90 degrees. The degree turned l
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The degrees of the turn would be the included angle between your original heading and the new heading.
If it's a "Y" intersection, and you're approaching on the stem of the "Y", then your turn will be considerably less than 90 degrees.
If, on the other hand, you're approaching the intersection via one of the branches, and planning to exit via the other branch, then your turn
If it's a "Y" intersection, and you're approaching on the stem of the "Y", then your turn will be considerably less than 90 degrees.
If, on the other hand, you're approaching the intersection via one of the branches, and planning to exit via the other branch, then your turn
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