1. Another is one word.

Can I have another cup of coffee? (NOT an other cup...)

Ann's going to look for another job.
or !ore "etails# see Practical English Usage 3rd Edition $%.
2. After would rather, use an infnitive
(without to) or a past tense, not a
present tense.
I'" rather stay at ho!e this evening. (NOT I'" rather to sta& at ho!e...)
I 'oul" rather &ou paid !e in cash. (NOT I 'oul" rather &ou pa& !e in cash.)
or !ore "etails# see Practical English Usage 3rd Edition %().
3. Use an -ing form after be/get used to.
I'm used to driving in *on"on no'# but it 'as har" at the beginning. (NOT I'! use" to "rive...)
I'll never get used to living in this place.
or !ore "etails# see Practical English Usage 3rd Edition +,$.
4. How long are you here for? asks about
the future.
'How long are you here for?' 'Till -aster.' (NOT '.ince Christ!as.')
or !ore "etails# see Practical English Usage 3rd Edition //,.
5. on!t use could to ta"k about somethin#
that $ou su%%eeded in doin#.
I managed to run ), k! &ester"a& in un"er an hour. (NOT I coul" run ), k! &ester"a&...)
0o' !an& eggs were you able to get? (NOT ...coul" &ou get?)
or !ore "etails# see Practical English Usage 3rd Edition )11.
&. 'ndire%t (uestions usua""$ have the same
%onstru%tion as statements.
I aske" where her parents were. (NOT 2.2A**3 I aske" 'here 'ere her parents.)
The police!an 'ante" to kno' where I lived. (NOT ...'here "i" I live?)
or !ore "etails# see Practical English Usage 3rd Edition 14+.
). *o sa$ that somethin# is not ne%essar$,
use needn't or don't have to, not
mustn't.
3ou needn't pa& no'5 to!orro' 'ill be O6. (NOT 3ou !ustn't pa& no'5 to!orro' 'ill be O6.)
I don't have to 'ear a tie at 'ork. (NOT I !ustn't 'ear a tie at 'ork.)
or !ore "etails# see Practical English Usage 3rd Edition /++.
+. Everything is a sin#u"ar word.
-ver&thing was broken. (NOT -ver&thing 'ere broken.)
Is ever&thing rea"&?
or !ore "etails# see Practical English Usage 3rd Edition )(/.
,. Use because or so, but not both to#ether.
Because the train 'as late I !isse" the !eeting. O7 The train 'as late# so I !isse" the !eeting. (82T NOT
8ecause the train 'as late# so I !isse" the !eeting.)
or !ore "etails# see Practical English Usage 3rd Edition $)).
1-. .e say somethin# to a person.
.he never sa&s '0ello' to !e. (NOT .he never sa&s !e '0ello'.)
An"re' has sai" nothing to 9eter. (NOT An"re' has sai" 9eter nothing.)
or !ore "etails# see Practical English Usage 3rd Edition $,%.
11. Tell norma""$ needs a persona" ob/e%t.
0e tol" us that he 'as going ho!e. (NOT 0e tol" that he 'as going ho!e.)
I've tol" you ever&thing I kno'.
or !ore "etails# see Practical English Usage Third Edition $,%.
12. on!t use every to ta"k about two
peop"e or thin#s.
3ou can park on each si"e of the street. (NOT ...on ever& si"e of the street. )
0e 'as hol"ing a glass in each han".
or !ore "etails# see Practical English Usage Third Edition )4,.
13. Far is unusua" in a0rmative senten%es,
e1%ept in a ver$ forma" st$"e.
:e live a long way fro! here. (NOT 2.2A**3 :e live far fro! here.)
It's a long way to Tipperar&.
or !ore "etails# see Practical English Usage Third Edition 1,,.
14. .e don!t usua""$ use before to mean !in
front of!.
3ou can park in front of the station. (NOT ... before the station.)
There's a big tree just in front of our house.
or !ore "etails# see Practical English Usage Third Edition (;.
15. After look, we use at with an ob/e%t.
*ook at the !oon< (NOT *ook the !oon<)
:hat are &ou looking at?
or !ore "etails# see Practical English Usage Third Edition %%(.
1&. .e use when, not as or while, to ta"k
about a#es and periods of "ife.
When I 'as )% I first got intereste" in archaeolog&. (NOT As=:hile I 'as )%...)
:e live" in *on"on when I 'as a chil". (NOT ... as='hile I 'as a chil".)
or !ore "etails# see Practical English Usage Third Edition 4/.
1). After as long as, use a present tense to
refer to the future.
I'll re!e!ber this holi"a& as long as I live. (NOT ... as long as I 'ill live.)
3ou can have !& bike as long as &ou bring it back to!orro'.
or !ore "etails# see Practical English Usage Third Edition 4$.
1+. .e sa$ as usual, not as usua""$.
*et's !eet to!orro' at ),.,,# as usual.
>ohn's late as usual.
or !ore "etails# see Practical English Usage Third Edition 44.
1,. As well as (with a simi"ar meanin# to
!not on"$... but a"so!) is norma""$ fo""owed
b$ an -ing form.
As well as breaking his leg# he hurt his ar!. (NOT As 'ell as he broke his leg...)
0e 'orks full ti!e as well as bringing up three chil"ren.
or !ore "etails# see Practical English Usage Third Edition 4;.
2-. 21pressions "ike in three hours' time
refer to the future.
:e'll nee" the report in two weeks' time. (82T NOT 0e 'rote the report in four hours' ti!e.)
I'll see &ou again in a month's time.
or !ore "etails# see Practical English Usage Third Edition ;1.
21. We don't normally use to after arrive.
What time do we arrive in Bedford? (NOT arrive to Bedford? )
The train arrived at our station half an hour late.
For more details, see Practical English Usage Third Edition 80.

22. Because is a conjunction; because of is a preposition.
We anelled the math because it rained. (NOT !eause of it rained.)
We anelled the math because of the rain. (NOT !eause the rain.)
For more details, see Practical English Usage Third Edition "#.

23. After the verb lack, no preposition is necessary.
The sou$ lacks salt. (NOT la%s of salt.)
&t's a (ood novel, !ut it lacks struture.
For more details, see Practical English Usage Third Edition #)*.

2. Before !meanin" #before that'$ follo%s an &e'pression of time.
+ast summer, & deided to (o and visit the town that & had left ei"ht years before. (NOT
!efore ei(ht ,ears.)
& had alread, met her one, a!out three years before.
For more details, see Practical English Usage Third Edition "-.

2(. News is sin"ular.
.ll the news is !ad. (NOT .ll the news are !ad.)
BB/ 0adio #. 1ere is the news.
For more details, see Practical English Usage Third Edition *#8.

2). *ou borro% somethin" from somebody.
& !orrowed the mone, from m, mother. (NOT & !orrowed m, mother the mone,.)
/an we !orrow some (lasses from ,ou?
For more details, see Practical English Usage Third Edition *0".

2+. We prefer closed, not shut, before a noun.
When & tal% to ,ou, & feel as if &'m standin( in front of a closed door. (NOT a shut
door.)
1e's (ot a closed mind. 2ou an't tell him an,thin(.
For more details, see Practical English Usage Third Edition *34.

2,. We say come from !present$ to "ive our to%n, country etc of ori"in.
5arah comes from Te6as. (NOT 5arah ame from Te6as.)
Where do ,ou come from?
For more details, see Practical English Usage Third Edition *3#.

2-. .omparatives are made %ith more or -er, but not both.
The weather is (ettin( colder. (NOT more older.)
7lease tr, to !e more polite. (NOT more $oliter.)
For more details, see Practical English Usage Third Edition *38.

3/. We don't use on the contrary to "ive another side of a 0uestion.
&t's hard wor%. 1n the other hand, it's interestin(. (NOT on the ontrar,, it's
interestin(.)
5he's ver, !ad9tem$ered. 1n the other hand, she's (enerous.
For more details, see Practical English Usage Third Edition *##.
31. 2n affirmative sentences %e "enerally use a long time, not long, e'cept in a
very formal style.
We waited a lon( time, !ut she didn:t ome. (NOT We waited lon(, !ut )

&t will !e a lon( time !efore we invite her a(ain.

For more details, see Practical English Usage Third Edition 330.


32. 3se superlatives to compare people and thin"s %ith the "roups that they
belon" to.
5andra is the tallest of the five (irls. (NOT 5andra is the taller of the five (irls.)

& thin% &:m the oldest $erson in the lass.

For more details, see Practical English Usage Third Edition *3".


33. We usually use in after dressed.
5he was dressed in ,ellow from head to foot. 5he loo%ed li%e a daffodil.

The !ride was dressed in white sil%.

For more details, see Practical English Usage Third Edition *-#.


3. We don4t use it 5 6 infinitive %ith allow.
5mo%in( is not allowed. (NOT &t is not allowed to smo%e.)

We weren:t allowed to use alulators in the e6am. (NOT &t wasn:t allowed to use )

For more details, see Practical English Usage Third Edition #4.


35. Whose means #%ho is4 or #%ho has4; whose is a possessive.
Who:s that? (NOT Whose that?)

Who:s ta%en m, %e,s? (NOT Whose ta%en m, %e,s?)

Whose oat is that? (NOT Who:s oat is that?)

For more details, see Practical English Usage Third Edition ##*.


3). We don4t usually use other %ith uncountable nouns.
/an & have more rie? (NOT other rie?)

7erha$s we should use different oil. (NOT other oil.)

For more details, see Practical English Usage Third Edition )#.


3+. We use either, not any, to talk about t%o people or thin"s.
2 can %rite %ith either hand. !718 5 %ith any hand.$

;<o ,ou $refer =onda, or Tuesda,?: ;>ither da, will do.:

For more details, see Practical English Usage Third Edition )).


3,. 9on4t put articles and possessives to"ether before nouns.
5he:s a friend of mine. O0 5he:s m, friend. (B?T NOT 5he:s a m, friend.)

7eter:s lost his %e,s. (NOT the his %e,s.)

For more details, see Practical English Usage Third Edition ##*.


3-. We say that somebody is good, bad, clever etc at somethin".
=, sister is ver, (ood at maths. (NOT (ood in maths.)

&:m not ver, lever at lan(ua(es.

For more details, see Practical English Usage Third Edition ##".


/. 9on4t leave out a/an in ne"ative e'pressions.
<on:t (ot out without a oat. (NOT without oat.)

&t:s diffiult to (et there if ,ou haven:t (ot a ar. (NOT if ,ou haven:t (ot ar.)

For more details, see Practical English Usage Third Edition -).
1. We use any, not every, to say #one or another4.
;Whih news$a$er would ,ou li%e?: ;&t doesn:t matter. .n, one.: (NOT ever, one.)
;When would ,ou li%e to ome to dinner?: ;.n, da, is O@.:

For more details, see Practical English Usage Third Edition )-.


2. dvice is uncountable.
.an you "ive me some advice: !718 5 an advice:$
=, father (ave me three $iees of advie. (NOT three advies.)

For more details, see Practical English Usage Third Edition *#8.


3. We don4t use some if %e kno% the e'act number.
2ou:ve (ot !eautiful fin(ers. (NOT some !eautiful fin(ers.)
. mountain !i%e needs to have stron( wheels. (NOT some stron( wheels.)

For more details, see Practical English Usage Third Edition -8.


. We drop articles in some common e'pressions %ith school and bed.
Wh, isn:t .n(ela at shool toda,? (NOT at the shool toda,?)
& want to s$end a da, in !ed.

For more details, see Practical English Usage Third Edition 80.


(. When which! what! or who! are subjects, %e make 0uestions %ithout do.
Whih osts more 9 the !lue one or the (re, one? (NOT Whih does ost more ?)
What ha$$ened to ,our ar? (NOT What did ha$$en to ,our ar?)
Who $honed? (NOT Who did $hone?)

For more details, see Practical English Usage Third Edition #80.


). We drop articles after the amount/number of.
2 %as surprised by the amount of money that %as collected. !718 5 the amount
of the money 5$
The num!er of unem$lo,ed rose shar$l, last month. (NOT The num!er of the
unem$lo,ed)

For more details, see Practical English Usage Third Edition 80.


+. We use because, not as or since, if the reason is the most important part of
the sentence.
Wh, am & leavin(? &:m leavin( !eause &:m fed u$. (NOT &:m leavin( asAsine &:m fed
u$.)
The,:re lau(hin( !eause the, thin% ,our hat:s funn,.

For more details, see Practical English Usage Third Edition 84.


,. "ravel is normally uncountable.
& li%e travel.
We went on a tri$ABourne, to the .ntarti last s$rin(. (NOT We went on a travel )

For more details, see Practical English Usage Third Edition *#8.


-. #an has no infinitive. We use be able to instead.
&:d li%e to !e a!le to sin(. (NOT to an sin(.)
When will ,ou !e a!le to meet us?

For more details, see Practical English Usage Third Edition 3.


(/. With abbreviations, the difference bet%een a and an depends on
pronunciation, not spellin".
5he:s a ?5 itiCen. (NOT 5he:s an ?5 itiCen.)
Would ,ou li%e to !e an =7? (NOT a =7?)

For more details, see Practical English Usage Third Edition 4.
(1. Weather is uncountable.

We had terrible %eather last wee%. (NOT a terri!le weather )

& ho$e we (et "ood %eather at the wee%end.

For more details, see Practical English Usage Third Edition --.


(2. Words like $resident, %ing, &octor in titles have no article.

;resident 7i'on resi(ned over the Water(ate sandal. (NOT The 7resident
Ni6on )

&'d li%e to see 9r <ranklin. (NOT the <r Fran%lin.)

For more details, see Practical English Usage Third Edition 80.


(3. We usually use over, not across, to mean 'on=to the other side of somethin"
hi"h'.

Wh, are ,ou lim!in( over that wall? (NOT aross that wall?)

2 thre% his keys over the fence, %here he couldn't "et them.

For more details, see Practical English Usage Third Edition ".


(. ctually means 'really' or 'in fact', not 'no%'.

5he said she was *8, !ut actually she was *).

&n *"00 the $o$ulation of +ondon was hi(her than it is now. (NOT than it atuall, is.)

For more details, see Practical English Usage Third Edition **.


((. slee' and afraid are not normally used before nouns.

1e had the innoent De6$ression of a sleepin" !a!,. (NOT of an aslee$ !a!,.)

&n the house, we found a fri"htened hild hidin( in the %ithen. (NOT an afraid hild.)

For more details, see Practical English Usage Third Edition *4.


(). We don't usually put an adverb and its complement to"ether before a noun.

We're loo%in( for $eo$le %ho are skilled in desi"n. (NOT s%illed in desi(n $eo$le.)

1e has a difficult aent to understand. (NOT a diffiult to understand aent.)

For more details, see Practical English Usage Third Edition *3.


(+. (ventually means 'finally', not 'possibly' or 'perhaps'.

&t too% a lon( time, !ut eventually he finished his studies.

&'m not sure what &'ll do ne6t ,ear. ;erhaps &'ll (o to universit, if & an (et a $lae. (NOT
>ventuall, &'ll (o to universit, )

For more details, see Practical English Usage Third Edition *"0.


(,. We don't usually use too before adjective 6 noun.

The $ro!lem was too difficult. (B?T NOT &t was a too diffiult $ro!lem.)

& $ut down the !a( !eause it was too heavy. (B?T NOT & $ut down the too heav, !a(.)

For more details, see Practical English Usage Third Edition )").


(-. We usually put descriptive adjectives before classifyin" adjectives.

.n old political idea (NOT . $olitial old idea)

The latest educational reform (NOT The eduational latest reform)

For more details, see Practical English Usage Third Edition *).


)/. 7ouns referrin" to nationality are often different from the correspondin"
adjectives.

>llis onsiders himself a t,$ial Welshman. (NOT a t,$ial Welsh.)

5he's married to a >paniard. (NOT a 5$anish.)

For more details, see Practical English Usage Third Edition 3-#.
)1. Adjectives that e'press opinions usually come before other descriptive
adjectives.

a lovely cool drin% (NOT a ool lovel, drin%)

their %onderful old house (NOT their old wonderful house)

For more details, see Practical English Usage Third Edition *).


)2. ;ronoun objects come before adverb particles.

/an ,ou swith it on, $lease? (NOT swith on it)

&:m (oin( to throw them all out. (NOT throw out them all.)

For more details, see Practical English Usage Third Edition )"".


)3. Adverbs can4t usually be used instead of adjectives.

5he daned happily into the room. (NOT 5he daned ha$$, )

&:m terribly sorr,. (NOT &:m terri!le sorr,.)

For more details, see Practical English Usage Third Edition 4-.


). fter all doesn4t mean #finally4. 2t means #all thin"s considered4 or #in spite of
%hat %as e'pected4.

&t too% a lon( time, !ut finally we found our dream house. (NOT !ut after all we found
our dream house.)

5he an ma%e her own !ed. After all, she:s not a !a!, an, more.

& e6$eted to fail the e6am, !ut & $assed after all.

For more details, see Practical English Usage Third Edition 3*.


)(. go comes after an &e'pression of time.

.nn $honed t%o hours a"o. (NOT a(o two hours.)

& should have finished this wor% si' %eeks a"o.

For more details, see Practical English Usage Third Edition 33.


)). We don4t normally use all %ithout a noun to mean #everybody4.

?verybody was Euiet. (NOT .ll were Euiet.)

24ve %ritten to everybody. !718 24ve %ritten to all.$

For more details, see Practical English Usage Third Edition 38.


)+. 2n e'clamations %ith how, the adjective or adverb comes immediately after
how.

@o% cold it isF (NOT 1ow it is oldF)

@o% %ell she sin(sF (NOT 1ow she sin(s wellF)

For more details, see Practical English Usage Third Edition *").


),. We don4t use every %ith uncountable nouns.

& li%e all musi. (NOT & li%e ever, musi.)

& an do every kind of %ork. (NOT ever, wor%.)

For more details, see Practical English Usage Third Edition 3".



)-. After either, %e use a sin"ular noun.

& an ome on Wednesda, or Thursda, 9 either day is O@. (NOT either da,s )

5he an write with either hand.

For more details, see Practical English Usage Third Edition *8#.


+/. We usually ask #What colour 5:4 %ithout a preposition.

What colour is ,our new ar? (NOT Of what olour ?)

What colour is her hair this wee%?

For more details, see Practical English Usage Third Edition #)*.
+1. We don4t usually drop nouns after adjectives.

Poor little boy! (NOT Poor little!)

"he most im'ortant thing is to be ha''y. !718 "he most im'ortant is to be
ha''y.$

For more details, see Practical English Usage Third Edition *8.


)*. ll day doesn4t mean the same as every day.

I worked all day yesterday, from 8.00 till bedtime.

I worked every day excet !"nday last week. (NOT # all day excet !"nday #)

For more details, see Practical English Usage Third Edition 3".


+3. 9on4t drop a/an after what in e'clamations.

What a r"de man! (NOT $hat r"de man!)

What an awf"l film! (NOT $hat awf"l film!)

For more details, see Practical English Usage Third Edition *").


)+. (,'erience and e,'eriment don:t mean the same.

$e did an e,'eriment in the chemistry lesson to see if yo" co"ld get chlorine gas from
salt. (NOT $e did an exerience #)

I%m e,'erimenting with a new erf"me.

I had a lot of interesting e,'eriences d"ring my year in &frica. (NOT I had a lot of
interesting exeriments #)

'a(e yo" e(er e,'erienced the feeling that yo" were going mad) (NOT 'a(e yo"
e(er exerimented the feeling #))

For more details, see Practical English Usage Third Edition *"8.


+(. We don4t usually use refle'ive pronouns after feel.

I feel really energetic today. (NOT I feel myself really #)

&ndrew often feels deressed. (NOT # feels himself deressed.)

For more details, see Practical English Usage Third Edition 404.


+). We use half %ithout of in e'pressions of measurement and amount.

They li(e abo"t half a mile from here. (NOT # half of a mile #)

I only need half a 'int.

For more details, see Practical English Usage Third Edition 43*.


++. We use hear, not listen to, to say that somethin" #comes to our ears4.

!"ddenly I heard a strange noise. (NOT !"ddenly I listened to a strange noise.)

*id yo" hear that)

For more details, see Practical English Usage Third Edition 4#*.


+,. After hel', %e can use object 6 infinitive !%ith or %ithout to$.

+an yo" hel' me -to. find my ring) (NOT # hel me finding my ring))

,et me hel' you -to. wash ".

For more details, see Practical English Usage Third Edition 4##.


+-. We usually say ho'e / not, rather than do not ho'e.

I ho'e it doesn0t rain tomorrow. (NOT I don%t hoe it rains tomorrow.)

-Is Peter coming this e(ening)% -I ho'e not.%

For more details, see Practical English Usage Third Edition 4)0.


,/. We say that you crash into somethin".

.ranny crashed into a tree yesterday. (NOT .ranny crashed against a tree
yesterday.)

The lane crashed into a mo"ntain.

For more details, see Practical English Usage Third Edition ##".
,1. >in"ular forms are used before nouns in plural measurin" e'pressions.

& found a tenAeuro note on the $avement. (NOT a ten9euros note )

1e (oes for a fiveAmile wal% ever, mornin(.

For more details, see Practical English Usage Third Edition 38".


1*. 2t0s means #it is4 or #it has4; its is a possessive.

2t4s late. (NOT &ts late.)

2t4s sto$$ed rainin(. (NOT &ts sto$$ed rainin(.)

The do( hasn:t eaten its food. (NOT it's food.)

For more details, see Practical English Usage Third Edition ##*.


,3. We don4t usually use also in short ans%ers.

;& li%e this $lae.: ;Be too.: (NOT & also.)

;&:ve (ot a headahe.: ;>o have 2.: (NOT & have also.)

For more details, see Practical English Usage Third Edition #-.


,. We don4t usually put a comma before that !conjunction or relative pronoun$.

& %new that & had seen him somewhere !efore. (NOT & %new, that )

5he ouldn:t find the $a$er that had his address on. (NOT the $a$er, that had )

For more details, see Practical English Usage Third Edition #8-.


15. 3est !meanin" #thin"s left over4$ is uncountable.

&:ll ta%e these (ra$es and ,ou an have the rest. (NOT the rests.)

We:re havin( leftAovers for su$$er. (NOT We:re havin( rests )

For more details, see Practical English Usage Third Edition )0*.


14. 5ame is normally used %ith the, and follo%ed by as.

Give me the same a(ain, $lease. (NOT Give me same a(ain, $lease.)

5he has the same !irthda, as me. (NOT 5he has m, same !irthda,. O0 5he has same
!irthda, li%e me.)

For more details, see Practical English Usage Third Edition )03.


,+. After would like, %e normally use a Ato infinitive.

Would ,ou li%e to dance? (NOT Would ,ou li%e danin(?)

24d like to "o to Australia. !718 24d like "oin" to Australia.$

For more details, see Practical English Usage Third Edition 4"".


,,. We use remind -of. to mean #make somebody remember4.

Cemind me to $a, the mil%man. (NOT 0emem!er me to $a, )

The smell of ha, reminds me of m, hildhood. (NOT remem!ers me m, hildhood.)

For more details, see Practical English Usage Third Edition #"".


,-. After accuse, %e normally use of, not for.

5he aused me of readin( her letters. (NOT for readin( her letters.)

Both the ,oun( men are aused of attem$ted murder.

For more details, see Practical English Usage Third Edition ##".


-/. We don4t normally use an infinitive after why.

& %now how to do it, and & %now when to do it, !ut & don:t %now %hy 2 should do it.
(NOT & don:t %now wh, to do it.)

Why do %e lock this offie?

For more details, see Practical English Usage Third Edition 48-.
-1. 9emonstratives replace articles.

& donHIJt li%e that olour. (NOT HIK the that olour.)

1ave ,ou seen this re$ort? (NOT HIK the this re$ort.)

For more details, see Practical English Usage Third Edition -#.


-2. We donDEFt normally use pro"ressive forms of hear.

& !can$ hear the sea. (NOT & am hearin( the sea.)

& thin% & !can$ hear 7eter omin( u$ the stairs.

For more details, see Practical English Usage Third Edition 4#*.


-3. After discuss, no preposition is necessary.

We s$ent half an hour discussin" the weather. (NOT HIK disussin( a!out the weather.)

+etHIJs discuss ,our $lans.

For more details, see Practical English Usage Third Edition #)*.


-. We usually drop at in 0uestions be"innin" What time 678!

What time would ,ou li%e to eat? (NOT ?5?.++2 .t what time HIK?)

&HIJm not sure %hat time the film starts.

For more details, see Practical English Usage Third Edition #)*.


-(. We say on holiday !sin"ular$.

&HIJll !e on holiday ne6t wee%. (NOT HIK on holida,s HIK)

We met Lohn and Mir(inia when we were on holiday in Greee.

For more details, see Practical English Usage Third Edition 4#8.


-). 9onDEFt drop a before hundred.

Our famil, has lived here for a hundred ,ears. (NOT HIK for hundred ,ears.)

The fator, is a!out a hundred miles west of +ondon.

For more details, see Practical English Usage Third Edition 38".


-+. 2f you canDEFt see or find somebody, they are nowhere to be seen/found.

When & went !a% to the ar $ar%, m, ar was no%here to be seen. (NOT HIK m, ar
was nowhere to see.)

The hildren were no%here to be found. (NOT HIK nowhere to find.)

For more details, see Practical English Usage Third Edition 488.


-,. We don679t normally use might to talk about past possibility.

& felt ver, hot and thirst,. ;erhaps & was ill. (NOT HIK & mi(ht !e ill.)

& saw a (irl (oin( into 7eterHIJs house. Baybe it was Leanne. (NOT HIK &t mi(ht !e
Leanne.)

For more details, see Practical English Usage Third Edition 33".


--. We use beat, not win, to say that one person defeats another in a "ame,
fi"ht etc.


=, (irlfriend beat me at $o%er last ni(ht. (NOT =, (irlfriend won me at $o%er last
ni(ht.)

.!erdeen beat Bristol 390.

For more details, see Practical English Usage Third Edition "3.


1//. We use even, not also, to add surprisin" information.

The, were all aslee$, even the (uard do(. (NOT HIK also the (uard do(.)

>ver,!od, was in time, even Grann,. (NOT HIKalso Grann,.)

For more details, see Practical English Usage Third Edition *8".