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• 13 April 2010

  AT THE THEATRE and IN THE THEATRE

  If you are AT the theatre you are watching a play or some other performance.

   If you are IN the theatre you are there for a different reason,perhaps you are working as a clearner or an electrician. Or maybe you are the manager!!

   

  When we participate in the reason that a building, intstitution or establishment was created we usually say AT,

  e.g AT home, AT the cinema

  But if we want to indicate position only we say IN:

  John is the house, the workers are IN the cinema 

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  sent by Tom Red at 14:19h 0 comment

  tags: at the theatre,in the theatre

• 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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  sent by Tom Red at 09:36h 0 comment

  tags: French leave

• 26 February 2010

  ENROL

  Don't say:

  I matriculated at a language school

   

  Say:

  I ENROLED at a language school

   

  To matriculate means the same as to enrol but nobody uses it except the Pope and maybe a few cardinales

   

  Seeya soon

  Tom

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  sent by Tom Red at 18:56h 0 comment

  tags: enrol

• 24 February 2010

  FAIL, SUSPEND

  Don't say:

  I suspended my exam

   

  Say:

  I FAILED my exam  

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  sent by Tom Red at 18:48h 0 comment

  tags: fail,suspend,fail an exam

• 23 February 2010

  MARRIED TO vs MARRIED WITH

  Well it's no contest really. These two concepts are too different to compare.  

   

  Dont say: John is married with Mary if you mean that John and Mary are husband and wife. Many people make this mistake because they translate directly from their own language.

  You must say: John is married TO Mary

   

  Now, if you want to say:

  John is married with three children,

  well that's another story.

   

  Seeya and have a really nice day,

  TR 

   

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  sent by Tom Red at 15:12h 0 comment

  tags: married to,married with