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Grammar fix

window or aisle

choosing a seat

The question staff ask about your seat preference on a plane or train; you answer with 'a window seat' or 'an aisle seat'.

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Hear it in context

Notice where the phrase sounds natural.

  • Would you like a window or aisle seat today?check-in desk
  • A: Window or aisle?
    B: A window seat, please.
    airport

Fix the pattern

Pattern: Window or aisle? — A window/aisle seat, please.

WrongI want the chair near window.

RightA window seat, please.

Say 'a window / an aisle seat', not 'the chair near window'.

PatternWindow or aisle? — A window/aisle seat, please.

Don't confuse it

A window seat is by the window; an aisle seat is by the walkway so you can get up easily.

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