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  • 29 March 2010

    HOPE and EXPECT

    Hi Mike,

    Could you tell me the difference between HOPE and EXPECT?  

    Dani P`alante,

    Cordoba

     

    Hello there Dani, 

    We use HOPE when we want something to happen but we are not sure if it will, e.g.

    So you`re going to Ireland next week, John. You know it rains a lot in Ireland but I hope you get good weather there

     

    We use EXPECT when we believe something will happen in the future, e.g.

    We`re going to Spain next week. It´s almost always sunny in Spain so we really expect to get good weather there.

     

    You always HOPE for something positive but when you expect something it can be negative or positive (We were expecting good/bad news) 

      

    All right, Dani? I hope (I mean I expect) this answers your question

    Mike

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  • 18 March 2010

    FRENCH LEAVE

     

    If you leave your work place for some time (days or weeks) without permission

    you are taking FRENCH LEAVE

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  • 16 March 2010

    SIGN vs NOTICE

    A NOTICE is a written communication in a public place:

    There is a NOTICE on the wall which says No Smoking

     

    A SIGN is often a written indication of something, e.g. the name of a business:

    MURPHY'S PUB

     

    A notice is often only temporary:

    The baker put a notice in the window looking for staff

     

    But a sign is usually permanent:

    MANCHESTER 45 MILES

     

     

       

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  • 15 March 2010

    The people is

    In some languages the word PEOPLE is singular but in English it is PLURAL:

    The people ARE very friendly in that part of the country. 

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  • 13 March 2010

    SMOG

    is a combination of the words SMOKE and FOG.

     

    London is famous for its SMOG but the smog in Beijing or Mexico City is much worse 

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