English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)

At this JUNCTION or JUNCTURE?

At this ~junction~, we need to define what we are doing (nonstandard).
At this *juncture*, we need to define what we are doing (standard).
At a particular juncture means at a particular point in time, especially when it is a very important time in a process or series of events.

I didn’t expect to find him at that ~juncture~ (nonstandard).
I didn’t expect to find him at that *junction* (standard).
A junction is the place where two roads or railway lines meet or cross each other.

We got to that *juncture* when we needed to get something to eat at any *junction*.
GAB

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