Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
All right your way?
English answer:
Is everything clear in your direction?
Added to glossary by
Jorge Santos
May 19, 2005 00:27
18 yrs ago
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All right your way?
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Hi, I am translating the following text, it's British English:
He passed his driving test on the third attempt and must have set a world record for the fastest fail ever when he said 'All right your way?' to the driving instructor on his first attempt as they pulled out of the test centre.
I don't understand the sentence between quotations. Why did the instructer failed him?
He passed his driving test on the third attempt and must have set a world record for the fastest fail ever when he said 'All right your way?' to the driving instructor on his first attempt as they pulled out of the test centre.
I don't understand the sentence between quotations. Why did the instructer failed him?
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Is everything clear in your direction?
He asked the Driving Test Examiner to check if the traffic was clear in his direction instead of checking for himself.
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Comment: "Thank you so much. Your explanation was very helpful."
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one is supposed to look before going, not ask the passenger/tester
we don't ask the examiner for help when driving (duh)
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gtreyger (X)
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thanks Gennadiy :-)
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