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"around five p.m." or"at around 5 p.m." - WordReference Forums
Hello all, my question might be a typical case of splitting hairs since it doesn't make much of a difference whether or not you use the preposition"at"... but just out of curiosity, can anybody tell me if both of the following sentences are gramatically correct? 1) It gets dark at around 5...
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Have a happy holidays - WordReference Forums
I assume some people are trying to avoid saying 'Have a happy/merry Christmas', which works fine, but which does not work if you substitute 'holidays' for 'Christmas'. 'Have a Happy Holiday' sounds weird to me too. You could just keep to 'Happy Holidays' or 'Enjoy the Holidays' or similar. Or just say 'Happy Christmas' and 'Happy New Year!'
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at new year / on new year's eve - WordReference Forums
If it IS said then its probably used like"at Christmas", yes. Though I would say"What are you doing OVER the New Year?" In fact"at New Year" is definitely wrong, because,unlike Christmas, we always say"THE New Year",(except when there's an adjective in front -"Happy New Year") And"on New Year's Eve" because it's one day.
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At university vs. at a university vs. at the university
I am really happy to be a member in a forum that answers many of my questions when I google s.th. So apart from that at university is a heading, could you please which one is correct and why from the following? I am working at university. I am working at a university. I am working at the university. I am working in university.
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Less + Adjective + than | WordReference Forums
less happy - sadder less tall - shorter less young - older less strong - weakerWhile for each of them the"not as...as" form is fine, having such an obvious alternative to the"less..." form makes it far less likely to be used, although I would not say that any of them are wrong."Less clever" and"less bold" seem fine to me.
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Sinterklaas greeting - WordReference Forums
Hi, How do you wish friends a"happy Sinterklaas" in Dutch? Is gelukkige Sinterklaas correct? Thanks!
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countability of sweets [less sweets/much sweets] - WordReference Forums
According to my dictionary, the word"sweets" can be both countable and uncountable, yet this question still remains a bit unclear to me. Let's take a look at the following sentences. Which are correct and why? 1) Eat less sweets. OR 2) Eat fewer sweets. 1) How much sweets do you eat? OR 2)...
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slowlier or more slowly? | WordReference Forums
Could you please tell me which variant is correct or more widely-used in spoken English - slowlier or more slowly. I know that according to the rules of forming the comparative degree of adjectives, we should say slowlier, but is it possible to say more slowly and will it be a mistake? I'm...
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Is it correct to say" happy Christmas in advance" one month early
Welcome! Some1 Someone"Happy Christmas" is something you might say to someone you will not see gain until after Christmas, but not to someone you will see again.
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We had a real pig of a day | WordReference Forums
Your first idea is the correct one. Most metaphors involving pigs in English (and also in French, at a guess) are negative. The exception that comes to mind is ''as happy as a pig in shit" - and even that is not very flattering about pigs.
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