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Haddie Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Point?

"I'm looking for X, could you point me in the right direction/Could you point me to it."
Is it okay to use the above sentences while asking for directions, and do they sound natural?
X being a place or a certain area within a place.
  

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" is natural. It may suggest that you think the other person knows the direction, which might not be the case if you ask someone at random. " Haddie "I'm looking for X, could you point me in the right direction This is a comma splice.

— GPY

  • " is natural.
  • It may suggest that you think the other person knows the direction, which might not be the case if you ask someone at random.
  • " Haddie "I'm looking for X, could you point me in the right direction This is a comma splice.
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"Could you point me in the right direction?" is natural. It may suggest that you think the other person knows the direction, which might not be the case if you ask someone at random. I don't think I would use "Could you point me to it?"
Haddie"I'm looking for X, could you point me in the right direction
This is a comma splice.
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"I'm looking for X, could you point me in the right direction?" OK

/Could you point me to it." Not OK

Also commonly said:is
eg Can you tell me how to get to X?
eg Can you direct me to x?
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Thank you GPY and Clive.
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