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Mr. Tom Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

There was no place for me in the car.

Hi

Would you say that the following sentence are natural?

There was no place for me in the car. So, I couldn't go.

There was no space for me in the car. So, I couldn't go.

Thanks,

Tom
  

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They are both possible but in most ordinary situations "space" seems more likely. ) To me, "place" has more of a sense of some sort of planned seating arrangement from which you were excluded.

— Mr Wordy

  • They are both possible but in most ordinary situations "space" seems more likely.
  • ) To me, "place" has more of a sense of some sort of planned seating arrangement from which you were excluded.
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They are both possible but in most ordinary situations "space" seems more likely. (In fact, the likeliest expression would probably be "There was no room for me...".) To me, "place" has more of a sense of some sort of planned seating arrangement from which you were excluded.
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