T taked4700 Member Joined Feb 3, 2013 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language Japanese Home Country Japan Current Location Japan Aug 20, 2013 #1 Hi, We missed our train because we were waiting on a/the wrong platform. Which is idiomatic? Thanks in advance.
Hi, We missed our train because we were waiting on a/the wrong platform. Which is idiomatic? Thanks in advance.
G Gillnetter Key Member Joined Jan 16, 2010 Member Type English Teacher Native Language English Home Country United States Current Location United States Aug 20, 2013 #2 taked4700 said: Hi, We missed our train because we were waiting on a/the wrong platform. Which is idiomatic? Thanks in advance. Click to expand... If you were not on the right platform you were on the wrong platform. You had to be on a specific platform, so use "the".
taked4700 said: Hi, We missed our train because we were waiting on a/the wrong platform. Which is idiomatic? Thanks in advance. Click to expand... If you were not on the right platform you were on the wrong platform. You had to be on a specific platform, so use "the".
