Please help me with the following questionI chose D but the answer is A. What's the difference between "tell sb the way" and "direct sb the way"?
- the Policeman ____ Me The Way
A.told B.said c.explained D.directed
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I'm not a teacher
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direct somebody to something - Logman
Could you direct me to Trafalgar Square, please?
You tell somebody the way, but you direct them to a particular place.
The difference is that we use 'tell' in this expression, not 'direct'. We direct people to places or tell them the way there.