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Contraposition Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

opposite

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone


the original(British) edition

He was in a very good mood until lunch-time, when he thought he'd stretch his legs and walk across he road to buy himself a bun from the baker's opposite.



the American edition

He was in a very good mood until lunchtime, when he thought he'd stretch his legs and walk across he road to buy himself a bun from the bakery.



What is it that 'opposite' here means?
  

Top answer

opposite his home/house or the place where he was staying I must say that the omission of a noun phrase after "opposite" sounds very unsual to me. I don't think I've ever heard it before.

— Ivanhr

  • opposite his home/house or the place where he was staying I must say that the omission of a noun phrase after "opposite" sounds very unsual to me.
  • I don't think I've ever heard it before.
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opposite his home/house or the place where he was staying

I must say that the omission of a noun phrase after "opposite" sounds very unsual to me. I don't think I've ever heard it before.
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Here, is 'opposite' an adverb?
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Yes, it is. BTW, I did some research and this appears to be a perfectly natural utterance in BrE.
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