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Hi, there
Can you help me with some questions? Please!
1) Do you say a claim "in", "on" or to"? I am asking that because I heard in a movie "We also have a claim upon the riches in that mountain", but in a dictionary I read: "Pioneers raced to stake out a claim in the new territory" , and there is the expression lay a claim to. Couldn't I use "to" instead in all of the three examples?
2) In the sentence "For more comfort and convenience, buy your tickets as much ahead of time/in advance as possible" Is "as much aheadof time/in advance wrong"? Should I use "ahead of time" or in advance? And should I say "as far as" instead of "as much as"?
3) Hi, there
If someone is rubbing a metal object against a glass, for example, and I want to say I get goosebumps when I hear that sound, should I use "shivers" or "chills"?
"Cut it out. That gives me the shivers"
or
"Cut it out. That gives me the chills"?
or
"Cut it out. That gives me the goosebumps "?
4) This question is about this map:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Street_map_of_Back_Bay.jpg/300px-Street_map_of_Back_Bay.jpg
Let's say I left Exeter Street (on foot or by car) headed to Massachusetts Avenue and I took Newbury street to get there. While I am on Newbury street with my friend, I want to ask my friend if we can, on our way back from Masssachussetts Avenue to Exeter Street, take Boylston Street instead of Newbury Street, so we don't need to go back the same way we came(can I say "Go back the same way we came"??????).. What could I say? Would it be possible to say "Why don't we go back DOWN THE NEXT STREET OVER"? Does it sound odd? What would you say?
Thank you very much, guys!
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Hi Jordana! I'll be happy to help you with your questions.
1) In the first sentence, I think it would have been more correct to say "claim to the riches." In the second, "claim in the territory" would refer to some part of the territory, whereas "claim to the territory," would refer to the entire territory. Generally, "lay a claim," is usually followed by "to."
2) In that context I would say, "As far ahead of time as possible."
3) The article "the" should be in the first example ("the shivers") but it should be removed from the other 2 (it should be "gives me chills" and "gives me goosebumps").
4) Both those expressions sound good to me
I hope this helps; good luck! :)
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