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Catmanx9x Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary
When is it appropriate to use the word junction and intersection?
When you're giving someone directions when do you use these words?
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When I talk about where two streets meet, I sometimes say eg The bank is at the intersection of Smith street and King street, But I usually just say eg The bank is at Smith and King. I never say 'junction' for this. Clive
- When I talk about where two streets meet, I sometimes say eg The bank is at the intersection of Smith street and King street, But I usually just say eg The bank is at Smith and King.
- I never say 'junction' for this.
- Clive
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When I talk about where two streets meet, I sometimes say
eg The bank is at the intersection of Smith street and King street,
But I usually just say
eg The bank is at Smith and King.
I never say 'junction' for this.
Clive
eg The bank is at the intersection of Smith street and King street,
But I usually just say
eg The bank is at Smith and King.
I never say 'junction' for this.
Clive
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I sometimes use "junction" with rural highways and roads.
Turn left at the junction of Farm to Market Road 1478 and Miller's Run Road.
Intersection applies to roads in a city or town. Be careful crossing streets. Cross only at an intersection.
Turn left at the junction of Farm to Market Road 1478 and Miller's Run Road.
Intersection applies to roads in a city or town. Be careful crossing streets. Cross only at an intersection.
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I, a speaker of BrE, can't think offhand of a context in which I would naturally use 'intersection'. I think I use 'junction' only for places where we enter or leave a motorway:Join the M1 north at junction 7 and exit at junction 44 on to the M621 to ...
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