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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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front end of platform
A friend and I are going on a business trip.
I'd like to meet up with him on the front end of the station platform.
The "front end" in my mind refers to the end that we'll see when we look at the same direction as our train will go.
In this situation, if I just tell him "Let's meet up on the front end of the platform," would he understand my intention correctly? Or is it possible that he will be waiting on the other end of the platform instead, mixing up the meaning of the phrase "front end"?
Thanks
I'd like to meet up with him on the front end of the station platform.
The "front end" in my mind refers to the end that we'll see when we look at the same direction as our train will go.
In this situation, if I just tell him "Let's meet up on the front end of the platform," would he understand my intention correctly? Or is it possible that he will be waiting on the other end of the platform instead, mixing up the meaning of the phrase "front end"?
Thanks
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How strange. The wording of that message is exactly the same as that posted in another forum last year, almost as if cut and pasted. Were the answers there unsatisfactory?
- How strange.
- The wording of that message is exactly the same as that posted in another forum last year, almost as if cut and pasted.
- Were the answers there unsatisfactory?
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How strange. The wording of that message is exactly the same as that posted in another forum last year, almost as if cut and pasted. Were the answers there unsatisfactory?
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Anonymous I would have like a second opinion yes.Don't you mean a fifrth opinion? Three speakers of BrE and one of AmE gave their opinions in that other forum.
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I guess they didn't do a very good job considering there are lots of mistakes in the initial question. They could have at least corrected them.
I'd like to meet up with him on the front end of the station platform.
The "front end" in my mind refers to the end that we'll see when we look at the same direction as our train will go. [not very natural in my mind]
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I'd like to meet up with him on the front end of the station platform.
The "front end" in my mind refers to the end that we'll see when we look at the same direction as our train will go. [not very natural in my mind]
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