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Tomasz Klepinowski Posted 11 years ago
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turn off on to
Hi, there's this sentence which gives me some trouble. 'Take the M4 as far as Newbury, then turn off on to the A34 for Oxford'. I conceive of 'to' acts adverbially here. Nevertheless, phrasal verb 'turn off on' still seems a bit bizzare. Could you try your hand at elucidating it to me? Maybe one more example with 'turn off on/turn off on to?
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It is "turn off / on to the A34", not "turn off on / to the A34". "on to" is treated as a compound preposition. Sometimes the choice between "on to" and "onto" can be hard to judge, but in this case I think it probably should be "turn off onto the A34".
- It is "turn off / on to the A34", not "turn off on / to the A34".
- "on to" is treated as a compound preposition.
- Sometimes the choice between "on to" and "onto" can be hard to judge, but in this case I think it probably should be "turn off onto the A34".
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It is "turn off / on to the A34", not "turn off on / to the A34". "on to" is treated as a compound preposition. Sometimes the choice between "on to" and "onto" can be hard to judge, but in this case I think it probably should be "turn off onto the A34".
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