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  1. at/in the parking lot - WordReference Forums

    Nov 1, 2024 · 1. The shuttle bus is always parked in the parking lot. Other areas are forbidden. The shuttle bus will wait for us in the parking lot. 2. The driver of the shuttle bus may stay in the vehicle …

  2. parking is uncountable, but parking space isn't

    Jun 30, 2022 · But because "space" can be countable or uncountable, so can "parking space". There is not enough parking space in the new housing development. That is, the amount of space allocated …

  3. car park and parking - WordReference Forums

    Dec 2, 2010 · So, we have a parking place and a parking space in AE and a car park in BE to talk about individual places. And a parking lot is an open area where there are many parking spaces, parking …

  4. On the parking lot - WordReference Forums

    Jun 26, 2015 · After all, we drive into the parking lot. The parking lot is also a two-dimensional area, but it can be three-dimensional if the parking lot is enclosed (with a roof), which adds the notion of …

  5. There is a parking space <there>. | WordReference Forums

    Mar 29, 2024 · Saying "There is a parking space" is pretty useless by itself. It just says "a parking space exists". You do need to indicate it somehow or you're not being helpful to the other person. You need …

  6. car parking / parked [Present participle or Past participle]

    Oct 4, 2014 · The first sentence about the car refers, as you thought, to ongoing action. We'd usually say "the car being parked", but informally, "the car parking" is acceptable. As to the second pair, …

  7. There is not any car - WordReference Forums

    Oct 3, 2019 · There are some cars in the parking lot. There aren't any cars in the parking lot. There is some bread on the table. There isn't any bread on the table. I need some food/sandwiches. I don't …

  8. pull in, pull out and pull over - WordReference Forums

    Apr 12, 2007 · I'd like to raise a small voice for a possibility that "pull in" means something different in AE than BE. In my experience, "pulled in" in AE means to leave the roadway entirely in order to enter …

  9. shopping mall (no roof and open air) | WordReference Forums

    May 29, 2019 · In everyday American English a shopping mall is a large building covered by a roof that contains many shops with entrances pounting inward. They basically form a ring around a central …

  10. turn off into/onto/on | WordReference Forums

    Feb 20, 2017 · Are both fine? How about using on? I read some advice in another forum. It briefly says "use turn into a driveway, parking lot, neighbourhood, but use turn onto another street or road." He …