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nouns - Is there a reason the British omit the article when they go to . . . 80 Why do British speakers omit the article in constructions like "go to hospital" or "go on holiday"? Pretty much all American speakers would rephrase those as "go to the hospital" and "go on a holiday", I think Is there any good reason, or forgotten sense behind those words that might explain why the articles are ommitted?
Which is correct: pass-through or passthrough or pass through? You found all three on Google because all three are acceptable depending on circumstances As a guideline - use pass-through where it is an adjective before a noun (or sometimes an object-verbal noun compound such as egg-beater): They inspected the pass-through residue in the sediment trap use passthrough as a noun, unless this makes it too long and cumbersome: He found a passthrough in the
nouns - English Language Usage Stack Exchange The Associated Press Stylebook has this entry for federal: Use a capital letter for the architectural style and for corporate or governmental bodies that use the word as part of their formal names: Federal Express, the Federal Trade Commission Lowercase when used as an adjective to distinguish something from state, county, city, town or private entities: federal assistance, federal court, the
A single word for regularly visited place Hangout is a common word for this these days: a place where a person frequently visits, esp for socializing or recreation A frequently visited place (TFD) It can carry the meaning of favorite as well, but not necessarily (note that "favorite" is added as an adjective in the example): a favorite place for spending time; also : a place frequented for entertainment or for socializing The park
The committee has vs. the committee have [duplicate] The committee has approved expenditure of hundred crores The committee have gone on holiday The uses of has and have in the above statements confuse me Can anyone explain me why has has been used in the first sentence, why I shouldn't use have in the place of has in first sentence, and vice versa in the second statement?
Is this Monday or next Monday the correct way to refer to the very . . . To me, the meaning of this Monday depends on the tense; in the past tense, I would take it to mean this past Monday, and in future tense, I would take it to mean this coming Monday Next Monday I take to mean the next Monday in the calendar (so between 1 and 7 days in the future), and like you, I condsider Monday week = a week on Monday, but I'm unsure how widespread this usage is
Opt into vs opt in to - English Language Usage Stack Exchange On the site 'Writing Explained' it is recommended to use "in to" instead of "into" when "in" is part of a verb phrase As such, I would conclude that the phrase "opt in to" would be preferred over
Do we use the when referring to United Kingdom? This is common for countries with descriptive nouns in their names such as the United States, the Russian Federation, the People's Republic of China etc in contrast to America, Russia, China etc You do not need it when used adjectivally as in "she is a UK politician"