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Hi. Please answer two questions for me.

1. Would you say they mean the same?

Please look at the first and last pages (page??) of the chapter.

2. Which Is correct? Let us say the letters "XXX" stand for a city.

Which station should I go to to catch a bus to XXX?

Which station should I go to in order to catch a bus to XXX?

Which station should I go to catch a bus to XXX?

Cool Breeze · Accepted Answer

1. Both page and pages are often used interchangeably without any difference in meaning. Strictly speaking, they need not mean exactly the same, though. The plural may refer to more than one page. You can say: Look at the first pages, which means that more than one page is meant.

2. The first two sentences are fine grammatically even though it may not very often be necessary to use the rather emphatic in order. The last sentence is ungrammatical even by English standards. You don't very often hear peolle say: Which station should I go? Forgetting all grammar people do say: He had no particular place to go, which is equally ungrammatical but so common that it is probably considered idiomatic these days.

CB

Clive · Answer

Hi,

The last sentence is ungrammatical even by English standards.

As bad as that, eh?

I'm glad I'm a Canadian.

Clive

Cool Breeze · Answer

CliveAs bad as that, eh? I'm glad I'm a Canadian.

Eng·lish, adj.
1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of England or its inhabitants, institutions, etc.
2. belonging or pertaining to, or spoken or written in, the English language.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary

Anyway, that's a good quip, Clive!

CB

Anonymous · Answer

Thank you for your help.

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