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Surfer Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Giving traffic instructions

Hello, everyone.

I have a couple of questions:

-Is it correct to tell someone to stop to the side of the road?

-pull over is rather commanding and, apart from the ploice, is not usually (appropriately) used by ordinary people, right?

Thank you.
  

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Surfer -Is it correct to tell someone to stop to the side of the road? No. You could say "stop at the side of the road".

— GPY

  • Surfer -Is it correct to tell someone to stop to the side of the road?
  • No.
  • You could say "stop at the side of the road".
  • This is not exactly equivalent to "pull over" though.
  • Surfer -pull over is rather commanding and, apart from the ploice, is not usually (appropriately) used by ordinary people, right?
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Surfer-Is it correct to tell someone to stop to the side of the road?
No. You could say "stop at the side of the road". This is not exactly equivalent to "pull over" though.
Surfer-pull over is rather commanding and, apart from the ploice, is not usually (appropriately) used by ordinary people, right?
The phrase itself
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Don't forget 'please'.
eg Stop here, please.
eg Can you stop here, please?
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Understood. Thank you, GPY and Clive.
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