downtown

Dear teachers,

Is it true that in New York people use "downtown" to refer to "police station"?

Looking forward to hearing from you.
Thank you in advance.
Jiang

jiang said:

Dear teachers,

Is it true that in New York people use "downtown" to refer to "police station"?

Looking forward to hearing from you.
Thank you in advance.
Jiang

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In the United Sates it is very common for police headquarters in larger cities to be located 'downtown'. It is common usage for one police officer to say to another officer: "Take the suspect downtown and book him on XYZ charges."

"Downtown" is used in many cities...not just New York. ;-)

Hi amigos4,
Thank you very much for your explanation.
Could you please kindly explain the meaning of XYZ?
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Thank you in advance.
Jiang

amigos4 said:

In the United Sates it is very common for police headquarters in larger cities to be located 'downtown'. It is common usage for one police officer to say to another officer: "Take the suspect downtown and book him on XYZ charges."

"Downtown" is used in many cities...not just New York. ;-)

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jiang said:

Dear teachers,


Looking forward to hearing from you.

Jiang

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Hi,

Is it right? or should be "Looking forward to hear from you"?

Hi,
I think "to" is a preposition.
Best wishes,
Jiang

anishjp said:

Hi,

Is it right? or should be "Looking forward to hear from you"?

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amigos4 said:

In the United Sates it is very common for police headquarters in larger cities to be located 'downtown'. It is common usage for one police officer to say to another officer: "Take the suspect downtown and book him on XYZ charges."

"Downtown" is used in many cities...not just New York. ;-)

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jiang said:

Hi amigos4,
Thank you very much for your explanation.
Could you please kindly explain the meaning of XYZ?
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Thank you in advance.
Jiang

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Hi, jiang! The letters "XYZ" are often used in this forum when a member's question could have several answers. The letters indicate that the person who asked the question can add the appropriate response as required. For example, in my response, "XYZ" could represent any crime.
""Take the suspect downtown and book him on murder charges." (Or possibly "possession of drugs charges", "shoplifting charges", "theft charges", etc.)

Another example: "Tonight I am going to dinner at Mrs. XYZ's house." Change "XYZ" to the real name: "Tonight I am going to dinner at Mrs. Lee's house." (Or Mrs. Chow/Ming/Lu, etc.)
;-)

jiang said:

Looking forward to hearing from you.
Thank you in advance.
Jiang

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anishjp said:

Hi,

Is it right? or should be "Looking forward to hear from you"?

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"Looking forward to hearing from you" is correct.

amigos4 said:

"Looking forward to hearing from you" is correct.

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Hi,

Could u please explain it grammatically?

Thanks,
Anish

anishjp said:

Hi,

Could u please explain it grammatically?

Thanks,
Anish

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"Look forward to" needs a noun phrase after the preposition "to" (as Jiang says):

- I am looking forward to summer.
- We are all looking forward to the World Cup

If you want to use a verb, then you need to make it into a gerund, which enables it to act as a noun.

- I am looking forward to going on holiday.
- We are looking foward to seeing you again.

This is slightly simplistic, but I hope it helps.