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JF Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
opposite of "in the direction of"
For example,wind is blowing in the direction of north.
But what if I want to say that wind is blowing from north to somewhere else.Would it be "the wind is blowing in the direction from north" ?
But what if I want to say that wind is blowing from north to somewhere else.Would it be "the wind is blowing in the direction from north" ?
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If you have a "north wind" then the wind hits you in the face if you are facing north. You can have a "south wind", "east wind" and "west wind". Another description is direction + er + ly .
- If you have a "north wind" then the wind hits you in the face if you are facing north.
- You can have a "south wind", "east wind" and "west wind".
- Another description is direction + er + ly .
- For example: The winds today are easterly, (east+er+ly), northeasterly (northeast+er+ly), southwesterly, etc.
- This means that if you are facing in that direction, the wind is in your face.
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If you have a "north wind" then the wind hits you in the face if you are facing north. You can have a "south wind", "east wind" and "west wind".
Another description is direction+er+ly. For example:
The winds today are easterly, (east+er+ly), northeasterly (northeast+er+ly), southwesterly, etc.
This means that if you are facing in that direction, the wind
Another description is direction+er+ly. For example:
The winds today are easterly, (east+er+ly), northeasterly (northeast+er+ly), southwesterly, etc.
This means that if you are facing in that direction, the wind
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