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Alc24 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Please need different input from natives
Which would you say please? O've gotten loads of different answers.
Walk in the opposite direction of/to/from the bus stop.
Walk in the direction opposite to/of/from the bus stop.
Walk in the direction opposite the bus stop.
Thank you
Walk in the opposite direction of/to/from the bus stop.
Walk in the direction opposite to/of/from the bus stop.
Walk in the direction opposite the bus stop.
Thank you
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There is no standard answer, it depends on where your speaker, walker, and bus stop are. Furthermore, which direction the speaker wants the walker to go. Draw a map or give us a picture of the encounter.
- There is no standard answer, it depends on where your speaker, walker, and bus stop are.
- Furthermore, which direction the speaker wants the walker to go.
- Draw a map or give us a picture of the encounter.
- Otherwise, I have no idea which answer you should use.
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There is no standard answer, it depends on where your speaker, walker, and bus stop are. Furthermore, which direction the speaker wants the walker to go.
Draw a map or give us a picture of the encounter. Otherwise, I have no idea which answer you should use.
Draw a map or give us a picture of the encounter. Otherwise, I have no idea which answer you should use.
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You don't need a map to answer the question or further info, it's concise. They all just about mean the same thing, just one is probably grammatical the other answers aren't.
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My fault, I mean with the different prepositions.
I would use the first two.
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I am most comfortable saying this:
Walk in the direction opposite to the bus stop. (telling the walker to walk away from the bus stop) I think opposite to is a common usage.
Walk in the opposite direction of the bus stop. (telling the walker to walk away from the bus stop) I'm less sure about this one
Walk in the direction opposite to the bus stop. (telling the walker to walk away from the bus stop) I think opposite to is a common usage.
Walk in the opposite direction of the bus stop. (telling the walker to walk away from the bus stop) I'm less sure about this one
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For some reason, I would choose only these:
Walk in the opposite direction from the bus stop.
Walk in the direction opposite to the bus stop.
Walk in the opposite direction from the bus stop.
Walk in the direction opposite to the bus stop.
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I've been given the following site the, american corpus and
If you investigate the Corpus, you will find 92 occurences of "opposite direction of," 42 occurrences of "opposite direction to", 85 occurrences of "opposite direction from".
On the other hand, it has only 1 occurrence of "direction opposite from," and "direction opposite of" but 25 occurrences of "direction opposite t
If you investigate the Corpus, you will find 92 occurences of "opposite direction of," 42 occurrences of "opposite direction to", 85 occurrences of "opposite direction from".
On the other hand, it has only 1 occurrence of "direction opposite from," and "direction opposite of" but 25 occurrences of "direction opposite t
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Hello,
Could you please tell me how you'd say this sentence please?
He drove in the opposite direction to/from/ of the traffic.
He drove in the direction opposite to/from/ of the traffic.
He drove in the direction opposite the traffic.
Thank you
Could you please tell me how you'd say this sentence please?
He drove in the opposite direction to/from/ of the traffic.
He drove in the direction opposite to/from/ of the traffic.
He drove in the direction opposite the traffic.
Thank you
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