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I read #1 in a book on English preposition.
so I am curious whether both #1 and #2 are grammatical or not.
or wheather #1 and #2 have same meaning or not.
Please advise me.

#1- When does the next bus for Oxford go?
#2- When does the next bus for Oxford come?

Clive · Accepted Answer

Hi,

I read #1 in a book on English preposition.
so I am curious whether both #1 and #2 are grammatical<<< Yes or not.
or wheather #1 and #2 have same meaning or not.
Please advise me.

Assume the speaker is in London.
#1- When does the next bus for Oxford go? When does the bus that will go to Oxford leave London?
#2- When does the next bus for Oxford come? When does the bus that will go to Oxford arrive in London? eg maybe the bus started its journey in Manchester.

Clive

Ljswave · Answer

Clive#1- When does the next bus for Oxford go? When does the bus that will go to Oxford leave London?
#2- When does the next bus for Oxford come? When does the bus that will go to Oxford arrive in London? eg maybe the bus started its journey in Manchester.

I got it all. Thank for your polite answer.

Could you do me one more favor ?
What do you thing about my thought?
I think #1 means "A man is waiting for that the bus for Oxford will leave.from the bus stop. and asking someone
"When does the next bus for Oxford leave for Oxford?".but we don't know whether he is on the bus or not.

#2 means "The bus don't come at the bus stop yet.so someone is curious when the bus for Oxford arrive at the bust stop

Clive · Answer

Hi,

Could you do me one more favor ?
What do you thing about my thought?
I think #1 means "A man is waiting for that the bus for Oxford will leave.from the bus stop. and asking someone
"When does the next bus for Oxford leave for Oxford?".but we don't know whether he is on the bus or not.
If he is on the bus already, he will say 'When does this bus leave?'

#2 means "The bus don't come at the bus stop yet.so someone is curious when the bus for Oxford arrive at the bust stop Yes, that's the idea.

Clive

Fivejedjon · Answer

There is also the possibility that the person is waiting for the arrival of the bus (from, for example Manchester) that will then head off to Oxford because he is meeting a friend arriving on that bus. Clearly he is interestested only in when the bus arrives/comes, especially if the bus has a ten-minute toilet break at this bus stop.

However, a person interested only in travelling to Oxord is more interested in when the bus leaves/departs/goes/

Ljswave · Answer

Thanks a lot. Clive.
Best Regards
From Eric. Jun Su.

Ljswave · Answer

Thank you for letting me know about some various situation it could mean. fivejedjon.

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