On 20 November, on minibus, the metro

[Rachel Adams]

Could you please check this passage? Would it be wrong to omit "on" before 20 and when adding the name of the metro should the definite article be also capitalized?



"If you want to go to a meeting for new volunteers on 20 November, you must come to our office. Unfortunately, it's very far, but I will try to explain the way to you. First you have to come to the metro (name). Second, take a bus or a mini bus. Bus numbers 12, 25 34. Mini bus 23. It will take 20 minutes but on minibus ( I think it should be "by" not "on") it will take only 10 minutes. Further you will see a blue building. This building will be our office."

 

[teechar]

Could you please check this passage? Would it be wrong to omit "on" before 20?

Yes. Don't omit it.

and when adding the name of the metro station, should the definite article be also capitalized?

Typically, metro stations do not have "the" in them.

"If you want to go to a meeting for new volunteers on 20 November, you must come to our office. Unfortunately, it's very far, but I will try to explain the way to you. First, you have to [STRIKE]come[/STRIKE] go to Greenhill Metro Station. [STRIKE]the metro (name).[/STRIKE] Second, take a bus or a minibus-- bus numbers 12, 25 34, or minibus 23. It [STRIKE]will[/STRIKE] takes 20 minutes by bus but [STRIKE]on[/STRIKE] only 10 minutes by minibus. [STRIKE]( I think it should be "by" not "on") it will take only 10 minutes. Further[/STRIKE] You will see a blue building, and that [STRIKE]This building[/STRIKE] will be our office."

 

[Rachel Adams]

Yes. Don't omit it.


Typically, metro stations do not have "the" in them.

Sorry, could you please explain this part: "Second, take a bus or a minibus-- bus numbers 12, 25 34, or minibus 23"? With double --

 

[Rachel Adams]

Yes. Don't omit it.


Typically, metro stations do not have "the" in them.

Can I use "mins" here: "it takes 20 mins by bus."

 

[Rollercoaster1]

You will see a blue building, and that [STRIKE]This building[/STRIKE] will be our office."

Isn't it better to say '...You will see a blue building, and that's our office'?

 

[teechar]

Isn't it better to say '...You will see a blue building, and that's our office'?

You can say either.

 

[emsr2d2]

Can I use "mins" here: "it takes 20 mins by bus."

It depends whether you're writing it or saying it. In writing, in informal communication, you can get away with "mins". We don't say it, though.

 

[Rachel Adams]

Can I use "mins" here: "it takes 20 mins by bus."

It depends whether you're writing it or saying it. In writing, in informal communication, you can get away with "mins". We don't say it, though.

OK. I didn't know native speakers don't say it.

Regarding this corrcted part below. Should I use -- in this sentence? Or is it a hyphen?

"Second, take a bus or a minibus-- bus numbers 12, 25 34, or minibus 23."

 

[5jj]

Make life simple and say:

"Second, take a 12, 25, or 34 bus or 23 minibus".

 

[teechar]

Regarding this corrected part below. Should I use -- in this sentence? Or is it a hyphen?

No hyphens are involved here. You're confusing the em/en dash with the hyphen.

 

[Rachel Adams]

Make life simple and say:

"Second, take a 12, 25, or 34 bus or 23 minibus".

Regarding word order when talking about buses. So it's either "404 bus or 404 minibus" or minibus 404, bus 404". Right?
Not "bus number 404 or minibus number 404."

 

[Rachel Adams]

No hyphens are involved here. You're confusing the em/en dash with the hyphen.

Which exactly did you use?a two-em dash? if it's used to indicate missing letters, sorry, but I don't understand why it should be used in my sentence.

"A two-em dash, ——, is used to indicate missing letters in a word and, less frequently, to indicate a missing word."

 

[teechar]

I used two "-" characters to emulate an em dash, which can be used to provide extra details.

 

[emsr2d2]

Most keyboards don't have an em dash that's easily accessible. As a result, many people use two en dashes (hyphens) next to each other. I don't do that. I differentiate between a hyphen and a dash by using the correct spacing around it. A hyphen doesn't have a space before or after it. A dash has a space before it and after it.

You're very narrow-minded. (Hyphen)
I have a cat - I adore him. (Dash how I type it)
I have a cat -- I adore him. (Same dash but done how some other people do it.)

I've been told that there are key combinations that can create an em dash but I've never managed to make any of those combinations work on my MacBook.