Current English: A Guide for the User of English in IndiaOxford University Press, 2001 - 183 Seiten Current English: A Guide for the User of English in India identifies English expressions used by Indians and provides the correct Standard English from when necessary, as well as numerous tips on style, and the origin of terms. |
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... luggage office ; but it is not always luggage room . This distinction apart - air travel as against road / rail travel there is also the dimension of British vs American English . The Americans generally favour baggage ; the British ...
... luggage office ; but it is not always luggage room . This distinction apart - air travel as against road / rail travel there is also the dimension of British vs American English . The Americans generally favour baggage ; the British ...
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... luggage ' very big , too big , apart from big , bigger , biggest . In standard English , of course , too does indicate a very high degree but only in the context of another proposition which is implicitly negated : e.g. too hot to drink ...
... luggage ' very big , too big , apart from big , bigger , biggest . In standard English , of course , too does indicate a very high degree but only in the context of another proposition which is implicitly negated : e.g. too hot to drink ...
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... luggage of my luggage ... etc. ) . Much of in the above examples has a ' partitive ' sense ; i.e. it indicates that a part or portion of something is being considered . When this sense is not available , much of cannot be used . It will ...
... luggage of my luggage ... etc. ) . Much of in the above examples has a ' partitive ' sense ; i.e. it indicates that a part or portion of something is being considered . When this sense is not available , much of cannot be used . It will ...
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able accept action activity adjective agreement alternative American appear asked associated auxiliary become better British English called clause clear comes common comparative considered construction contexts continue correct course derives described Dictionary discussed distinction earlier element especially example expression fact followed future give given grammar head idioms Indian English indicate interesting John known language lives look luggage main clause matter meaning meet modifier negative noun noun phrase object one's original past person phrase plural political positive possible preposition present problem pronoun question reason reference result seen sense sentence singular situation speak speaker stand Standard structure suggestion Supposing talk tell term thing turn usage usually verb word writer