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03-Jun-2004, 07:46
| | |  road direction
Thank you Teacher Casiopea.
How to answer the question" In what direction does the
3rd street go?" ?
Can I say : It goes North to South. ? |
03-Jun-2004, 07:58
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| | Re: road direction
A: In what direction does 3rd street go?
B: It goes/runs North.
All the best, :D |
04-Jun-2004, 18:40
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Originally Posted by Casiopea A: In what direction does 3rd street go?
B: It goes/runs North.
All the best, :D | Hmmm. That would be OK for one way streets or situations where one is standing at the origin. What about streets that go both ways? |
04-Jun-2004, 21:22
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It runs from north to south.  |
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Originally Posted by MikeNewYork Quote: |
Originally Posted by Casiopea A: In what direction does 3rd street go?
B: It goes/runs North.
All the best, :D | Hmmm. That would be OK for one way streets or situations where one is standing at the origin. What about streets that go both ways? | Good point!
Mike, I'm never asking you for directions.  |
05-Jun-2004, 19:18
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Originally Posted by Casiopea Quote: |
Originally Posted by MikeNewYork Quote: |
Originally Posted by Casiopea A: In what direction does 3rd street go?
B: It goes/runs North.
All the best, :D | Hmmm. That would be OK for one way streets or situations where one is standing at the origin. What about streets that go both ways? | Good point!
Mike, I'm never asking you for directions. | LOL! That's probably a good thing. :wink: |
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Originally Posted by tdol It runs from north to south. | Again that sounds unidirectional. How about north and south? :wink: |
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Originally Posted by tdol It runs from north to south. | Again that sounds unidirectional. How about north and south? :wink: | That's it. :D Runs north, south.
Sounds greeeat. 8) |
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Originally Posted by tdol It runs from north to south. | Again that sounds unidirectional. How about north and south? :wink: | That's it. :D Runs north, south.
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