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  • 21 April 2010

    ON vs OFF

    We say ON when we want to indicate the something is functioning, e.g.

    The television is ON

     

    We say OFF when we want to indicate the something is NOT functioning, e.g.

    The lights are OFF

     

    Generally speaking, ON is a preposition:

    The book is ON tyhe table

     

    And OFF is an adverb:

    Take OFF your coat

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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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  • 04 April 2010

    FOOD vs MEAL

    FOOD generally refers to any nourishment in solid form.

    Rice, meat and fish are foods.

     

    A MEAL refers to any of the  customary occasions when we sit at a table, often with the family, and consume a certain amount of food, e.g. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner 

     

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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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