AEE 2543: Go Out of Your Way for these English Direction Phrases

1.sth. is on the way : you're trying to get from A to C, but then if sth. point B is in the middle or you know just in the same direction. then that's on the way. ex: .I'm going to run into the coffee shop as I go to the airport. one is in the same direction as the other way. it's just in the same direction. .I can grab a soda before I get to you — the store is on the way to your house. .Hey, I'm in Las Vegas trying to get to LA, but I want to stop for a turkey sandwich on the way. .of course I can drop you off. it's no problem it's on the way . (emphasizing that this would not be inconvenient to me to give you a ride ) 2.the opposite:out of the way (🈲🙅‍♂️off the way) :it's inconvenient to go to because the direction that you're headed in it's not in a straight line. you would have to go somewhere else and then head back to where you were going. ex: .I desperately need a coffee but the shop is completely out of the way and I'd be too late . .I don't want you to go out of the way. Only pick me up if I'm on the way. 3.in the way : if someone is in the way , they are blocking. ⭐️on the way +to somewhere≠convenient 🙅‍♂️I have a coffee shop near my house that's on the way .🈲 ✓there's a supermarket nearby .( it means it's close to me) ⭐️out of the way （inconvenient) these directions show this place is too inconvenient to get to.＝this place is out of the way. ⭐️remote远离中心/设施 it's not near any trains.

A: I'm so sorry. Michelle ! I know I'm super out of the way . B:OK. it's totally fine. Lindsay it's actually on the way to my physical therapist. so not too bad . A:OK! most people say it's a bit remote. B: and not too bad. it's not really nearby. but it's not too far. A: so at the corner turn left? not right? B: oh. OK I'm en route .在途中