Right around the corner

"right around the corner" means it is a short distance around the corner. Three stores away from the corner would be fine.

Thanks GPY. Thanks for the prompt reply.

nokia"right around the corner"

I use this expression to mean that it is not very far away. It has not much to do with an intersection.
Also: "a hop, skip and a jump from here"

AlpheccaStarsI use this expression to mean that it is not very far away. It has not much to do with an intersection.

But you would not use it if a place was a short distance along a straight road, would you? Or would you?

GPYBut you would not use it if a place was a short distance along a straight road, would you?

Probably not. (I am thinking about my neighbors, and there are various expressions for a very short distance.) Ann lives right up the street. Albert lives next door. The Bickleys live right around the corner. Juanita lives in the next block.

I do agree with you, though, that there are two kinds of uses of this expression: the literal one, referring to a specific corner, and a vaguer one, meaning a short distance away, the journey normally involving one or more corners or intersections.