Turn right in (or by) the barber shop

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05-Nov-2008, 02:41
melon

Turn right in (or by) the barber shop

Hi all,
I know the sentence "turn right in the corner" is correct, but I am confusing if we use "turn right in the barber shop" or "turn right by the barber shop"? Please help. Thank you
05-Nov-2008, 04:56
sarat_106

Re: Turn right in (or by) the barber shop

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Originally Posted by melon

Hi all,
I know the sentence "turn right in the corner" is correct, but I am confusing if we use "turn right in the barber shop" or "turn right by the barber shop"? Please help. Thank you

I think "turn right on the corner" is more appropriate. You can say "turn right in the barber shop", here 'in' indicates inside the barbar shop.
06-Nov-2008, 06:41
melon

Re: Turn right in (or by) the barber shop

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Originally Posted by Manas Ranjan Mallick

I think "turn right on the corner" is more appropriate. You can say "turn right in the barber shop", here 'in' indicates inside the barbar shop.

Thanks Manas. I made a mistake: I think we should say "Turn right at the corner". The question is:

To go to the bus station, you turn right (on/at/by) the barber shop.

From my understanding: there might have some corners near by and they ask us to turn right at the corner which the barber shop is located. My confusion is: if we use "turn right at the barber shop", it seems that we turn into the barber shop. So I think we should use "turn right by the barber shop". Is that correct?
06-Nov-2008, 07:20
sarat_106

Re: Turn right in (or by) the barber shop

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Originally Posted by melon

Thanks Manas. I made a mistake: I think we should say "Turn right at the corner". The question is:

To go to the bus station, you turn right (on/at/by) the barber shop.

From my understanding: there might have some corners near by and they ask us to turn right at the corner which the barber shop is located. My confusion is: if we use "turn right at the barber shop", it seems that we turn into the barber shop. So I think we should use "turn right by the barber shop". Is that correct?

No, "turn right at the barber shop" is right. "At" is used to locate a particular spot where you should turn right. Here the particular spot is 'the barber shop'.