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Any difference between verb 'front' & verb 'face'? Are 'fronts' and 'faces' interchangeable in the following sentences without a change in meaning or nuance? The house fronts Main Street. The house fronts on/onto Main Street. The front bedroom faces onto a main road.
2014년 6월 9일 오전 1:46
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I think that 'fronts', in this context, is related to frontage, (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frontage) the length of the property along a street and would only be used in this way when speaking about a building or property. In the northeast of America I do not see this often, but I would expect to see it in real estate listings (listings of properties for sale). The verb 'faces' can be used for anything that could be oriented in a specific direction. For example, I would say "He faces the computer.", "The sign faces east.", and "The room faces the garden", but I would not substitute 'fronts' in any of those places. The third sentence has the added meaning of "overlooking"; when I hear that sentence, I expect that I can look out a window in that room and see the road.
2014년 6월 9일
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I have never heard someone say "The house fronts on/onto Main Street." in America. Although that may be a common phrase in other parts of the country but not in the Midwest!
2014년 6월 9일
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Yes, to me they are interchangeable. Although to me 'fronts' is not a word I would use. Perhaps it is more American?
2014년 6월 9일
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