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ESLBeginner Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
Down the hall
Hi, I read a sentence: "A bath is down the hall "
Does "down the hall" mean "at the end of the hall", or "walk along the hall the bath is on the way" ?
Thank you in advance.
Does "down the hall" mean "at the end of the hall", or "walk along the hall the bath is on the way" ?
Thank you in advance.
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To me, it does not exclude the possibility that it's at the end of the hall, though you could argue that if someone meant that then they'd probably say it.
- To me, it does not exclude the possibility that it's at the end of the hall, though you could argue that if someone meant that then they'd probably say it.
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To me, it does not exclude the possibility that it's at the end of the hall, though you could argue that if someone meant that then they'd probably say it.
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This is a short way of giving directions - more common in speech, not in writing.
I would understand that it meant there is a bath, in a bathroom, that opens off the hall. That is, the door to the bathroom is in a wall of the hall. " Down" actually means "along" (not at a lower level, or downstairs). It is a little vague, and would normally be accompanied by a hand gesture, pointing
I would understand that it meant there is a bath, in a bathroom, that opens off the hall. That is, the door to the bathroom is in a wall of the hall. " Down" actually means "along" (not at a lower level, or downstairs). It is a little vague, and would normally be accompanied by a hand gesture, pointing
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