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MustAsk Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Describe position (compass, o'clock)

Hi

How can you describe your position to a person who doesn't see you or know where you are.

I'm to your North?
I'm North of you?
I'm to the North of you?
I'm due North?

I'm to your 12 o'clock?
I'm on your 12 o'clock?
I'm due your 12 o'clock?

I'm at your 10 degrees to the North?
I'm at 10 degrees to the North?
I'm 10 degrees to the North?

Thanks
  

Top answer

I'm to your North? (OK) I'm North of you? (Best) I'm to the North of you?

  • I'm to your North?
  • (OK) I'm North of you?
  • (Best) I'm to the North of you?
  • (OK) I'm due North?
  • None of these is natural; I'm to your 12 o'clock?
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I'm to your North? (OK)
I'm North of you? (Best)
I'm to the North of you? (OK)
I'm due North? Emotion: no


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MustAskI'm to your north?I'm north of you?I'm to the north of you?I'm due north?
These might be useful for different cities, but few people realize which way is north from where they are sitting.
MustAsk'm to your 12 o'clock?I'm on your 12 o'clock?I'm due your 12 o'clock?I'm at your 10 degrees to the North?I'm at 10 degrees to the North
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Sorry, I didn't provide you with a context. Say I'm camping with friends in the woods, or I'm in a battlefield with my team mates and we communicate through walkie-talkies. I'm supposed to communicate clearly. How do I describe my location by using degrees on the compass, clock position and direction.
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To describe your position, you need a reference point, a direction, and a distance.
If you are using a GPS, you can give and absolute latitude and longitude.

The reference point for direction is North, which can be determined by a compass.
But you still need a fixed point on a map as the reference.

eg.

We are presently 6 km (distance) east-south-east (dir
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Would it be correct to say to my group of friends who are walking with me "I see the tip of the cell tower at 30 degrees, north-east." to indicate the precise direction of the tower? It's the "at" that I'm concerned about.
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"I see the tip of the cell tower at 30 degrees east of north."

Here
30 degrees is a "distance" measurement on a circle
east - the direction from the north point on the compass
of north - the reference point on the compass.

The compass point names and abbreviations are shown here:
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I hate giving directions Emotion: sad It's so difficult!
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Perfect StrangerI hate giving directions It's so difficult!
I find that following directions is more difficult than giving them!

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