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- 16-Dec-2005, 06:37 #1
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around Is this understanding correct?
1. Is there a bank around here? - BrE
2. Is there a bank round here? - BrE, AmE
3. Is there a bank near here? - BrE, AmE
Thank you.
- 16-Dec-2005, 07:22 #2
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Teacher Re: around "Is there a bank around here?" is also frequently used by Americans.
Originally Posted by Itasan
"Is there a bank round here?" seems strange to me!! Because round does not mean "near". It means surrounding...all sides of something...etc.
"Is there a bank near here?" ...Correct. British, American.
- 16-Dec-2005, 07:27 #3
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Teacher Re: around I would happily use 'round here'. (BrE speaker)
- 16-Dec-2005, 07:39 #4
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Threadstarter / Original Poster Re: around Thank you very much, everybody.
Do you happily use 'around here' as well, tdol?
- 16-Dec-2005, 12:24 #5
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Teacher Re: around They'd both be fine in BrE to me.
