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  • 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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  • 16 February 2010

    BECAUSE vs BECAUSE OF

    BECAUSE is the answer to WHY:

    BECAUSE introduces a subordinate clause which is a complete sentence.

    "Why didn't the children go to school today?"

    "(They didn't go) because the weather was very bad"

     

    BECAUSE OF is usually followed by a noun

    "Why didn't the children go to school today?"

    "(They didn't go) because of the very bad weather"

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  • 15 February 2010

    GREENHOUSE

    A GREENHOUSE is a building where plants are grown.

    It is made of glass or plastic, it is transparent, it is not green.

    But if you paint it green then you will have a green greenhouse

    C U

    Tom Red

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  • 09 February 2010

    COOK, COOKER and KITCHEN

    A COOK is a person who COOKS professionally

    And where does a cook work?

    He or she works at a cooker.

    And what is a COOKER?

    A cooker is an aparatus (usually electric or gas) or domestic appliance for cooking.

    And where is the COOKER?

    The cooker is in the KITCHEN

    And what is a KITCHEN?

    A kitchen is a room or an enclosed area where you prepare food, where you cook!

     

    Be careful!

    You can say:

     "The chicken is in the kitchen". No problem.

    but if you say:

    "The kitchen is in the chicken". Big problem for the chicken!

    Well,maybe it's a very very big chicken.

     

    Seeya,

    TR

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  • 09 February 2010

    BILL and FARE

    Both words mean "to pay for a service"

    BILL is the word used to refer to payment in a restaurant:

    "Excuse me, waiter, the meal was excellent. May I have the bill please."

     

    FARE is the word used to refer to payment for a transport service:

    "The air fare from Barcelona to London is actually cheaper than the train fare"

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