What is the difference between "Gas" / "Petrol" / "Benzine" / …
I get always confused with that. What am I suppose to use for what and where (US English / UK English?) Example: I need "gas / petrol / benzine / gasoline" for my car.
What's the difference between broke down and was broken down?
Feb 16, 2025 · No, these sentences are not the same. My car broke down yesterday. Meaning: It failed yesterday. It would not run. After it broke down, it was broken down (was in that state or …
Should it be "lie low" in "Okay. I'll lay low for 24 hours"?
Feb 5, 2022 · If lay low takes no direct object—and it takes no direct object in your example phrase—then its use in place of lie low is non-standard (or, as some would say, mistaken). …
’Rarely a week passes ~ ’ is grammatical without inversion?
Sep 8, 2023 · “It used to be said that when America sneezes, the world catches a cold, but the expression is being increasingly tailored to the rise of China. *Rarely a week passes when …
Someone who's unable to speak / speak and hear in modern English
Aug 23, 2021 · I was wondering what do native speakers normally call someone who is unable to speak in modern English. I know the words "dumb" and "mute which perhaps …
How can I say "a period of four months" in one word?
May 11, 2020 · If I want to say the first three months of the year in one word, I would say "the first quarter". Which word should I use to refer to a period of four months?
word choice - "Nonetheless" or "none the less"? - English …
Jun 16, 2019 · This question comes from this ELL post (about putting the word nonetheless at the end of a sentence). Per Cambridge dictionary, "Nonetheless" should be in the form of one …
Is there a simple abbreviation for "petrol" or "gasoline"?
Jan 26, 2022 · because in Finnish (my native tongue) it's called bensiini or bensa (from the word benzine / benzene / benzin), but then in English it's either gas/gasoline (US) or petrol (UK). So …
When is "me" used as a possessive pronoun, instead of "my"?
Apr 25, 2017 · In books I often see characters speak "me" instead of "my": I saw it with me own eyes. I'm going to the bathroom to wash me hands. What English is this?
idiomatic language - "to stress out for something" - English …
Aug 26, 2024 · @StuartF I see what you mean with prepositional phrases. To be more precise. Does "Don´t stress out for the interview" sound idiomatic to you? when indicating the cause of …