Question 9

[toto1115]

Hello everybody, I am sorry but it's me again

This time, I am puzzled with these two question.

I heard this conversation when I was on the bus way to school, the two guys sat behind me so I couldn't their faces and what they were doing.

A : I don't understand why the people in my new company are so arrogant. Just this morning, every one of them tried to avoid looking at my eyes while talking to me, and they kept grinning at me for no reason!!!!!

B : I take that as you haven't got good sociol skills with other poeple then.

A : Probably.

B : I tell you why they were grinning at you. Becase you were walking around the office with your fly down there.

A : Oh my goodness.

I don't understand this " With your fly down there " Does it mean he didn't do his trouser zip ????

And I am sure how to remind someone when their trouser zip is undone.

Is trouser zip a proper description for that ??? Anyone knows???




And the second question is,


I am currently studing in an Upper school ( secondary school ) and my class had to go to my lower school ( junior school ) for a presentation. After teh presentation, we had to head back to upper school for lesson. Because it is not far away from the lower school, some of us decided to walk back there and some of us ( including me ) decided to take the bus.


Let's say A, B and C decided to walk

and C, D nad me decided to take the bus.


Becasue there was still a distance from the bus stop, we had to have a 4 minute walk to get to the bus stop, because I was not familar to the place

( in Britian, Passengers have to tell the driver where they are going when getting on the buses in order to pay the fee. )

I had to ask my C

" Where should we say we are going to the driver ?? "

Is it correct ??

or

" What should we say our destination is to the driver?? "

or

" Where should we say our destination is to the driver?? "

Or any other suggestions... ??? Thanks a lot in advance.


And then when we got off the bus, we still had 1 6 minute walk before reaching upper school. When we got back to the lesson. A, B and C were already there.

I said " Crikxx, It was almost the same amount of walking if chose to walk instead! "

is it grammatically corret ?? How about

" It would have been the same amount of walking if I has chosen to walk instead! "

Anyone has any other suggestions ?????




Thanks a million

From the bottom of my heart,

TOTO

[Rusty]

Hello everybody, I am sorry but it's me again

This time, I am puzzled with these two question.

I heard this conversation when I was on the bus way to school, the two guys sat behind me so I couldn't their faces and what they were doing.

A : I don't understand why the people in my new company are so arrogant. Just this morning, every one of them tried to avoid looking at my eyes while talking to me, and they kept grinning at me for no reason!!!!!

B : I take that as you haven't got good sociol skills with other poeple then.

A : Probably.

B : I tell you why they were grinning at you. Becase you were walking around the office with your fly down there.

A : Oh my goodness.

I don't understand this " With your fly down there " Does it mean he didn't do his trouser zip ????

And I am sure how to remind someone when their trouser zip is undone.

Is trouser zip a proper description for that ??? Anyone knows???




And the second question is,


I am currently studing in an Upper school ( secondary school ) and my class had to go to my lower school ( junior school ) for a presentation. After teh presentation, we had to head back to upper school for lesson. Because it is not far away from the lower school, some of us decided to walk back there and some of us ( including me ) decided to take the bus.


Let's say A, B and C decided to walk

and C, D nad me decided to take the bus.


Becasue there was still a distance from the bus stop, we had to have a 4 minute walk to get to the bus stop, because I was not familar to the place

( in Britian, Passengers have to tell the driver where they are going when getting on the buses in order to pay the fee. )

I had to ask my C

" Where should we say we are going to the driver ?? "

Is it correct ??

or

" What should we say our destination is to the driver?? "

or

" Where should we say our destination is to the driver?? "

Or any other suggestions... ??? Thanks a lot in advance.


And then when we got off the bus, we still had 1 6 minute walk before reaching upper school. When we got back to the lesson. A, B and C were already there.

I said " Crikxx, It was almost the same amount of walking if chose to walk instead! "

is it grammatically corret ?? How about

" It would have been the same amount of walking if I has chosen to walk instead! "

Anyone has any other suggestions ?????




Thanks a million

From the bottom of my heart,

TOTO
A : I don't understand why the people in my new company are so arrogant. Just this morning, every one of them tried to avoid looking at my eyes while talking to me, and they kept grinning at me for no reason!!!!!

B : I take that as you haven't got good sociol skills with other poeple then.

A : Probably.

B : I tell you why they were grinning at you. Because you were walking around the office with your fly down there.

A : Oh my goodness.

I don't understand this " With your fly down there " Does it mean he didn't do his trouser zip ???? (Yes)

And I am sure how to remind someone when their trouser zip is undone.

Is trouser zip a proper description for that ??? Anyone knows???
(Your trousers are unzipped).

And the second question is,

I am currently studing in an Upper school ( secondary school ) and my class had to go to my lower school ( junior school ) for a presentation. After the presentation, we had to head back to upper school for a/our lesson. Because it is not far away from the lower school, some of us decided to walk back there and some of us ( including me ) decided to take the bus.

Let's say A, B and C decided to walk

and C, D and me decided to take the bus.


Becasue there was still a distance from the bus stop, we had to have a 4 minute walk to get to the bus stop, because I was not familar to the place

( in Britian, Passengers have to tell the driver where they are going when getting on the buses in order to pay the fee. )

I had to ask my C

" Where should we say we are going to the driver ?? "

Is it correct ?? (It's awkward with "to the driver" at the end of the sentence).
Suggestion: Where should we tell the driver that we are going?).

or

" What should we say our destination is to the driver?? "
(What should we tell the driver (that) our destination is?)
or

" Where should we say our destination is to the driver?? "(Awkward)

Or any other suggestions... ??? Thanks a lot in advance.
(What destination should we give to the driver?)

And then when we got off the bus, we still had 1 6 minute a 6-minute/ one 16-minute walk before reaching upper school. When we got back to the lesson. A, B and C were already there.

I said " Crikxx, It was almost the same amount of walking if chose to walk instead! "

is it grammatically corret ?? (Sounds confusing).

How about

" It would have been the same amount of walking if I had chosen to walk instead! "

Anyone has any other suggestions ?????
(In the context given, your listeners will recognize the two locations of walk and walking. If you are telling somebody else about it later you will have to be more specific.
Example: It would have been the same amount of walking if I had chosen to catch the bus or to walk directly back to class).

[toto1115]

Thanks a lot, Rusty



Where should we say we are going to the driver??

This is grammatically correct but sounds awkard.


Where should we tell the driver that we are going?

Would it still be okay if i miss the THAT in the question?

Where should we tell the driver we are going ???


And


When we use destination, we don't use WHERE , we use WHAT instead , right?





Thanks










A : I don't understand why the people in my new company are so arrogant. Just this morning, every one of them tried to avoid looking at my eyes while talking to me, and they kept grinning at me for no reason!!!!!

B : I take that as you haven't got good sociol skills with other poeple then.

A : Probably.

B : I tell you why they were grinning at you. Because you were walking around the office with your fly down there.

A : Oh my goodness.

I don't understand this " With your fly down there " Does it mean he didn't do his trouser zip ???? (Yes)

And I am sure how to remind someone when their trouser zip is undone.

Is trouser zip a proper description for that ??? Anyone knows???
(Your trousers are unzipped).

And the second question is,

I am currently studing in an Upper school ( secondary school ) and my class had to go to my lower school ( junior school ) for a presentation. After the presentation, we had to head back to upper school for a/our lesson. Because it is not far away from the lower school, some of us decided to walk back there and some of us ( including me ) decided to take the bus.

Let's say A, B and C decided to walk

and C, D and me decided to take the bus.


Becasue there was still a distance from the bus stop, we had to have a 4 minute walk to get to the bus stop, because I was not familar to the place

( in Britian, Passengers have to tell the driver where they are going when getting on the buses in order to pay the fee. )

I had to ask my C

" Where should we say we are going to the driver ?? "

Is it correct ?? (It's awkward with "to the driver" at the end of the sentence).
Suggestion: Where should we tell the driver that we are going?).

or

" What should we say our destination is to the driver?? "
(What should we tell the driver (that) our destination is?)
or

" Where should we say our destination is to the driver?? "(Awkward)

Or any other suggestions... ??? Thanks a lot in advance.
(What destination should we give to the driver?)

And then when we got off the bus, we still had 1 6 minute a 6-minute/ one 16-minute walk before reaching upper school. When we got back to the lesson. A, B and C were already there.

I said " Crikxx, It was almost the same amount of walking if chose to walk instead! "

is it grammatically corret ?? (Sounds confusing).

How about

" It would have been the same amount of walking if I had chosen to walk instead! "

Anyone has any other suggestions ?????
(In the context given, your listeners will recognize the two locations of walk and walking. If you are telling somebody else about it later you will have to be more specific.
Example: It would have been the same amount of walking if I had chosen to catch the bus or to walk directly back to class).

[toto1115]

Can anyone assert me with that?

[danmahaffey]

Can anyone assert me with that?Please rephrase your question, Can anyone assert me with that? Is assert the right word here? What does that refer to? I'd love to help.

[toto1115]

I am sorry Dan, sorry for my vague explanation,

I would just like you to assert me with





Where should we say we are going to the driver??

This is grammatically correct but sounds awkard.


Where should we tell the driver that we are going?

Would it still be okay if i miss the THAT in the question?

Where should we tell the driver we are going ???


And


When we use destination, we don't use WHERE , we use WHAT instead , right?





Thanks

[danmahaffey]

I am sorry Dan, sorry for my vague explanation,

I would just like you to assert me withI will assist you.


Where should we say we are going to the driver??

This is grammatically correct but sounds awkard.
This is actually good, but can be misunderstood as a sentence about "going to the driver," like "going to the movies."

Where should we tell the driver that we are going?

Would it still be okay if i miss the THAT in the question?

Where should we tell the driver we are going ???
Both very good.


And

When we use destination, we don't use WHERE , we use WHAT instead , right?Correct.

Or sometimes use which destination, especially if there is a choice from a known, very short list of destinations. If the bus goes to places A, B, and C, only, then, "Which destination should we give to the driver?" is also correct.