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Kilimanjaro Posted 20 years ago
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take the second turn to
Hello,
Describing a direction to someone:
a)-take the second turn to the right
b)-take the second turning on the right
c)-take the second turn on the right.
With my non-native intuition, I find "a" unnatural.Are they all possible?
Describing a direction to someone:
a)-take the second turn to the right
b)-take the second turning on the right
c)-take the second turn on the right.
With my non-native intuition, I find "a" unnatural.Are they all possible?
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turning ? No, I don't use that. I don't think that's used.
- turning ?
- No, I don't use that.
- I don't think that's used.
- I find c) the best, and a) acceptable but not the best.
- CJ
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turning? No, I don't use that. I don't think that's used.
I find c) the best, and a) acceptable but not the best.
CJ
I find c) the best, and a) acceptable but not the best.
CJ
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CalifJimturning? No, I don't use that. I don't think that's used.Thank you Jim,
I find c) the best, and a) acceptable but not the best.
CJ
But my "Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English" gives an example as follows :
turning: BrE a road that connects with the one you are on; AmE: Take th
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Hi,
I say and hear 'turning' all the time.
I wonder if it's BrE vs. AmE?
In fact, I almost never hear 'turn' in this context. It sounds odd to me!
Best wishes, Clive
I say and hear 'turning' all the time.
I wonder if it's BrE vs. AmE?
In fact, I almost never hear 'turn' in this context. It sounds odd to me!
Best wishes, Clive
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CliveHi,Hi Clive,
I say and hear 'turning' all the time.
I wonder if it's BrE vs. AmE?
In fact, I almost never hear 'turn' in this context. It sounds odd to me!
Best wishes, Clive
Is "to" ok with the first sentence. Or "on"?? take the first turnin
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turning must be British. Sounds like a made-up word to me! (I'm American.)
CJ
CJ
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Hi guys,
Is "to" ok with the first sentence. Or "on"?? take the first turning ON the right. 'To' is OK, but I always say 'on'.
Sounds like a made-up word to me! Aren't they all made-up?
Is "to" ok with the first sentence. Or "on"?? take the first turning ON the right. 'To' is OK, but I always say 'on'.
Sounds like a made-up word to me! Aren't they all made-up?
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From a UK perspective
We take the first turning on the right....
'Turning' here is not a verb. It is a noun. The name of a junction.
It's like saying 'the road on the right'.
We take the first turning on the right....
'Turning' here is not a verb. It is a noun. The name of a junction.
It's like saying 'the road on the right'.
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Turning is present in this AmE dictionary:
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turning
2 : the place or point of a change in direction <when we come to the turning I shall run right past it -- Margaret Kennedy> <let only the few wrong turnings be retraced -- Oscar Handlin> <one of the major turnings in the cultural history of the West -- I
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turning
2 : the place or point of a change in direction <when we come to the turning I shall run right past it -- Margaret Kennedy> <let only the few wrong turnings be retraced -- Oscar Handlin> <one of the major turnings in the cultural history of the West -- I
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To be honest I'd much prefer simple noun "turn" to gerund-like "turning". Apparently, "turning" is a noun here, but I don't understand what is wrong with simple and basic "turn". "Take the second turn to/on the left" sounds good to me. We say "take turns", after all, don't we?
It's like saying "I'm taking a showering", instead of "I'm taking a shower". Please, correct me if I'm wrong, English
It's like saying "I'm taking a showering", instead of "I'm taking a shower". Please, correct me if I'm wrong, English
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The point is that "turning" is a legitimate noun and one could use it. It's a matter of preference vs "turn," once we know it's idiomatic.
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