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What is the difference between 'truck','lorry' and 'van'?
A " lorry " is the largest, and may also be a called an articulated lorry or a heavy goods vehicle (HGV). These normally only travel on major roads and carry the largest quantities. In England, you also have to hold a special licence to drive them, making them a different class of vehicle.
"Get out (of)" Vs "get off" the train / taxi / bus
While "get off" is certainly the more common answer, "get out" is not necessarily wrong. I've used it many times to describe exiting a train: Please excuse me, I get out at the next stop/station. The use of "get out" can contain some nuance, however. You can "get out" of any enclosed space, so using this for something like a plane emphasizes that it is, essentially, a flying metal tube with ...
What do you call the attachment point of trailer to a truck?
The question seems unambiguous enough, but requires careful reading. It would be clearer if the distinguishing features (large flat horizontal plate, not merely a hook or a round ball such as used to pull smaller trailers) were placed in the first couple of lines of the question, rather than halfway into the second paragraph (for the plate) and the third paragraph (for "not a hook").
How to understand "So with me"
I'm a native English speaker. My immediate interpretation was that the intended meaning was "so it is with me", and the alternative "as for me" doesn't sit right. For a definitive answer, we'd have to ask the translator of that particular text, Katherine Woods, and this is complicated by the fact that she died in 1968. (Some have commented and/or answered that we ought to look to the original ...
"This said" or "That said" [duplicate] - English Language Learners ...
I usually use that said or that being said etc. Today, for the first time in my life probably I read an email with This said. Is This said correct? If so then why we don't commonly use it instead...
The use of 'while' and 'at the same time' in one sentence
As a part of a larger phrase, "while cooking and listening to the radio at the same time" is a perfectly valid sentence. For example: I was trying to finish all the paperwork while cooking and listening to the radio at the same time As long as you have another clause before the while, the structure works well. However on its own, you should probably only use one of while/at the same time: I ...
Can you use “the undersigned” and “I” in the same paragraph?
Using "the undersigned" is kind of legal jargon. Legal documentation is its own weird area, and I would argue that it's chock full of style that is pretty awful. If there's some legal reason you can't just use "I" as the subject of both sentences, it would be stylistically better to combine the ideas into one sentence. "The undersigned respectfully moves to adjourn today's meeting because the ...
tense - in vs over vs during the last five weeks - English Language ...
By contrast, in the following situations, there is no ambiguity as to when the activity ended in relation to the present, so the tense that should be used is more obvious: In the last five weeks of his life, Winston Churchill wrote only one more letter. Over the last five weeks before I was born, my mother searched for a crib for me to be able to sleep in. During the last five weeks of 1929 ...
Using 'although' and 'nevertheless' in the same sentence
#Although I would like to start, nevertheless it is not possible. (not good) The problem with the Original Poster's sentence is not the use of although and nevertheless in the same sentence. It is perfectly grammatical to do this: Although he was barred from operating on patients, he, nevertheless, agreed to do the transplant. Notice that in the example above nevertheless comes in between the ...
Difference between “most of the people” and “most people”
Using the definite article the only works if you're talking about a specific group of young people. Most of the young students at this school learn English. If you're talking about young people in general, then you need the null article. Most young people are impatient. With an singular noun, you need to use “most of the …”, e.g. “he ate most of the cake”. Grammatically, the ...
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