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27 Dec 2016
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Which one is correct ?
1) Turn left by the crossroads when you reach it.
2) Turn left at the crossroads when you reach it .
1) Turn left by the crossroads when you reach it.
2) Turn left at the crossroads when you reach it .
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Number 2 but I would say "when you reach the crossroads turn left"
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@Bonniebonnie22: Have you got any explaination ? Why not the first one?
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Its really hard to pin a meaning on the first one. The second one says directly "when at this place turn this way" whilst the first implies to me that somewhere near the crossroad you need to turn left or even that as you are going by the crossroad turn left but that sounds odd to me because its too late to turn left
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Replace the "by" in the sentence with "passed" because thats how I see it
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@Bonniebonnie22: Ok thanks a lot . Are there some rules that you study at schools for the prepositions .... ?
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@Sheraz: no, we don't learn rules about prepositions at school, at least not in terms of their meanings
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