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Michaelting Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
To/towards
Turn (to/towards) your right.
I turned (to/towards) the direction where the loud crash sound was coming from.
I turned (to/towards) him for help.
May I know the answers? And preferably a brief explaination on to vs towards
I turned (to/towards) the direction where the loud crash sound was coming from.
I turned (to/towards) him for help.
May I know the answers? And preferably a brief explaination on to vs towards
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Either choice works in the first two. towards sounds less precise than to , to my ear. In the last one, it's turn to someone for help .
- Either choice works in the first two.
- towards sounds less precise than to , to my ear.
- In the last one, it's turn to someone for help .
- There's no particular reason except that this is standard usage.
- CJ
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Either choice works in the first two. towards sounds less precise than to, to my ear.
In the last one, it's turn to someone for help. There's no particular reason except that this is standard usage.
CJ
In the last one, it's turn to someone for help. There's no particular reason except that this is standard usage.
CJ
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