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- When traveling abroad, are you oversea or overseas?
19 You should use overseas: both oversea and overseas literally mean across a sea, but overseas is much more common for the abstract meaning of abroad So if you're talking about literal travel across a sea, use oversea: I work in oversea shipping While if you mean generally abroad, use overseas: Is there an extra charge for overseas shipping?
- phrases - Why is from overseas grammatical? - English Language . . .
2 "Overseas", as far as I am concerned, is an adjective or an adverb Firstly, "overseas" can be used as a noun: overseas — (used with a singular verb) countries or territories across the sea or ocean If "from overseas" is a correct phrase, why is it grammatical?
- Overseas vs. abroad - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Both Royal Mail in the UK and US Postal Service use "overseas" stamped packaging and envelopes for sending postage to another country The mail services of all other European countries including the Russian Post use "abroad" stamped packaging and envelopes
- Is the word overseas only used to country bordered by water?
Can the word "overseas" be used to country bordered by land For example is it correct if someone says I am doing work overseas if he is is doing work in the neighbouring country border by land not
- Have been through or have gone through? - English Language Usage . . .
These sentences both have perfectly acceptable grammar, but the intended meaning is not entirely clear Consider this phrasing: I have some long-lasting memories in my mind, such as memorable overseas trips that I have taken The phrases "been through" and "gone through" both can be used to imply enduring hardship or undergoing stress
- meaning - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
I always thought it literally means quot;to be in another country quot; but is it also applicable to someone who's moved to another region within the country?
- Any better terms or words for an overseas office?
Is there any better term or word for an overseas office? It's like a company opening a new workplace in other countries
- Is its ambiguous in This bucket is produced in a factory overseas . . .
Your concern about sentence B is to some extent justified The problem can easily be overcome by replacing "its" with "The former's" or "The latter's" Or better still merge the two sentences "The bucket, which is produced in a factory overseas, has only a small capacity" or "The bucket is produced in an overseas factory, which has small capacity"
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