Ghulhambodyguard Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
across/ across from / opposite
across from/ across/ opposite what are the differences among them? can anyone explain it to me...
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A is across from B. A is across (the street/table/world from) B. A is opposite B.
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A is across from B.
A is across (the street/table/world from) B.
A is opposite B.
No real definable difference that I can see, GB, except for highly collocated cases (across the world) and their slightly different structure (across takes the preposition, opposite does not)
Other opinions likely exist.
A is across (the street/table/world from) B.
A is opposite B.
No real definable difference that I can see, GB, except for highly collocated cases (across the world) and their slightly different structure (across takes the preposition, opposite does not)
Other opinions likely exist.
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