[Turn / Go Round] the roundabout?

[nq:1]"Go straight down the road and turn the roundabout" Is this correct? I would have said "... go (a)round the ... English as a foreign language. Would "turn" be american and "go round" be british? Thanks for any insight Paulo[/nq]
If your referring to a traffic circle, I'm with you. However if you mean one of those wide spots at the terminus of a cul de dead end, I'd say "turn around". ***

[nq:1]"Go straight down the road and turn the roundabout" Is this correct? I would have said "... go (a)round the ... in a book for students of English as a foreign language. Would "turn" be american and "go round" be british?[/nq]
The sentence can't be American, because "roundabout" is British English and not American English. Similar things to "roundabouts" are called "rotaries" and "traffic

[nq:2]"Go straight down the road and turn the roundabout" Is ... "go round" be british? Thanks for any insight Paulo[/nq]
[nq:1]If your referring to a traffic circle, I'm with you. However if you mean one of those wide spots at the terminus of a cul de dead end, I'd say "turn around". *** I hate traffic circles.[/nq]
Have a look at:

[nq:2]"Go straight down the road and turn the roundabout" Is ... language. Would "turn" be american and "go round" be british?[/nq]
[nq:1]The sentence can't be American, because "roundabout" is British English and not American English. Similar things to "roundabouts" are called ... wrong to me. I think I'd say "go around" (if you go all the way around it) or "turn at".[/nq]
We Brits wouldn

[nq:2]If your referring to a traffic circle, I'm with you. ... end, I'd say "turn around". *** I hate traffic circles.[/nq]
[nq:1]Have a look at: http://www.jalsbo.com/bus/English roundabout.html You go round the centre circle the wrong way. Mike M.J.Powell[/nq]
Mike, I look

[nq:2]Have a look at: http://www.jalsbo.com/bus/English roundabout.html You go round the centre circle the wrong way.[/nq]
[nq:1]Mike, I looked at your site and now I'm really intimidated. Who invented these intersections from **** anyway?[/nq]
I think it is an ingenious way

Hi,
[nq:1]You go round the centre circle the wrong way.[/nq]
If you're in the UK - let me know before you go around the roundabout the wrong way!
I'll avoid the area!
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Kev

[nq:1]http://www.jalsbo.com/bus/English roundabout.html[/nq]
I'm in the UK, and I've spoken to loads of people about this pic, and we are all of the opinion that it doesn't really exist - someone has created it.

However, I might be wrong.
Kev

[nq:1]I would have said "... go (a)round the roundabout"[/nq]
You need to specify how far round you need to go.
You can say:
[nq:2]left at the roundabout right at the roundabout round the ... roundabout first exit off the roundabout right round the roundabout[/nq]
I hope that this helps.
Regards,
Kevin Stone

UK English Speaker (expert(ish))

[nq:2]http://www.jalsbo.com/bus/English roundabout.html[/nq]
[nq:1]I'm in the UK, and I've spoken to loads of people about this pic, and we are all of the opinion that it doesn't really exist - someone has created it. However, I might be wrong.[/nq]
You are wrong, Kev. I reg