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Papi Posted 12 years ago
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Could any one please show me how to say the follwoing in natural english?

I board a bus and find a row of three seats where the seat in the middle is empty.Since I am to alight after only a couple of stops I don't want to take the seat in the middle as I would have to excuse myself twice from the lady sitting on the side of the aisle(once to be seated,once to get out). So I tell her that she might like to move inside(?) as I would get off after only a couple of stops.
  

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It's just not natural to say that at all. Just stand until it's time to get off!

— Clive

  • It's just not natural to say that at all.
  • Just stand until it's time to get off!
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It's just not natural to say that at all. Just stand until it's time to get off!
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What if she's getting off at the next stop?
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AlpheccaStarsWhat if she's getting off at the next stop?
Ha Ha.Not that I did not see that coming.But suppose I want to sit all the same and that too on the seat closest to the aisle. Would it be grammatically correct to ask the lady occupying it to move 'inside'? My confusion is we say "move inside" to mean ,for example get into a room.Is it correct to say it
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I would say:

Please, I am getting off in two stops, and do not want to disturb you twice. If you are not exiting in the next two stops, would you mind taking the middle seat? You can move back to the aisle seat when I get up to exit.
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Thank you very much. So you can't say "move inside" to mean "move towards the far end", is that right?
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papiThank you very much. So you can't say "move inside" to mean "move towards the far end", is that right?
If there are five seats (or more) in a row, then you can say "an inside seat."

In a plane, train, or bus, there is the aisle seat, the window seat, and (3-seat arrangement) the middle seat.
So you specify which seat you want:

I would
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