IN FRONT OF, FACING & OPPOSITE
May 27, 2016
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27/05/16 What’s the Difference between ‘In Front Of’, ‘Facing’ & ‘Opposite’?
We do not use in front of to mean “across a road/ river/ room etc from”. This idea is usually expressed with opposite or facing. In the US, across from.
Examples:
There’s a garage opposite my house. (NOT … in front of my house.)
She sat facing me across the table. (NOT … in front of me.)
In front of is the opposite of behind. Compare:
There’s a bus stop in front of the school.
(The bus stop is on the same side of the road as the school.)
There’s a bus stop opposite the school.
(The bus stop is on the other side of the road from the school.)
