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• 21 Abril 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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  enviado por Dermot McGrath a las 11:05h 1 comentario

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• 13 Abril 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 Abril 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 Marzo 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 Marzo 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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  enviado por Tom Red a las 09:36h 0 comentario

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