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It depends on culture,
Here in the UK It is a very common expression used even when you've just met someone (depending which county you live in) men and women both use this to each other. (either this or they will call you darling)
Another common expression you might feel is weird is being called "Love" as a noun, which is used mainly by ladies to anyone, including people they've just met. as in "Thank you love" or "want a cup of tea love?"
So anyone who Isn't used to the British culture will find this odd or even become creeped out by it. :) Don't worry its perfectly normal in the UK, take it with a pinch of salt.
These expressions do vary depending on the county a person is from. the more rural areas tend to have more endearing nouns like dear, darling and love.
0 votedAugust 11, 20170- Yes you are correct. "in a month" implies that the exam will take place at the end of the stated time period whereas "within" a month implies that it can be taken anytime within the stated time period. but the correct sentence would be number 1 number 2 would be better if you said "I have to take my exam within a month" because "I've got an exam within a month" just doesnt sound right youre implying you can take it anytime within a month, but you arent stating a date using "got" implies confirmation, "have to" implies more flexibility0 votedAugust 4, 20173
Also to add on to Karthikeyan's point,
A washroom is often the term used in a public setting whereas bathroom is used in private and home settings (as in if you are in someones house)
the "loo" is a very casual term that refers to a toilet, this phrase is only common and understood in the UK, more specifically in England. it hold the same meaning as a washroom or restroom as Americans like to call it.
Though in conversation, people may use any or all of the phrases depending on personal comfort levels, for example even in a restaurant you might hear someone say where is the bathroom (despite there being no bath or shower) but it is still accepted and understood casually.
other phrases you might hear people use are
- Lavatory (usually higher end/class people will use this phrase)
- water closet
- little boys/girls room
- powder room (usually used in high class events as ladies would use the large lavatories to adjust makeup)
- "john" You will also only hear this in the UK as its a slang word for toilet, credited to john harrington (Jon snow's descendant if you watch game of thrones haha) for inventing the flushing toilet.
0 votedJuly 6, 20170- John is correct, Ruddy is used as a euphemism for "bloody" sometimes bloody can come across too strong a word especially for a children who might watch the movie so ruddy is a less intense way to say bloody. the term for this is called a "minced oath" which replaces or misspells profane or offensive terms to reduce the offensive characteristics of the original term other examples of this can be "Gosh" instead of "god" or "Darn" instead of "damn"0 votedJuly 4, 20172
- John is correct, Ruddy is used as a euphemism for "bloody" sometimes bloody can come across too strong a word especially for a children who might watch the movie so ruddy is a less intense way to say bloody. the term for this is called a "minced oath" which replaces or misspells profane or offensive terms to reduce the offensive characteristics of the original term other examples of this can be "Gosh" instead of "god" or "Darn" instead of "damn"0 votedJuly 4, 20170
- Find people to talk with :) that is the best way to learn any language. It would be best to find people who dont speak your native language because it forces you to communicate purely in English. Other than this there are youtube videos or TV series or language partners here on Italki! =D0 votedJune 30, 20170
- "I hope you enjoy the play" is the correct answer. the reason why "wish" is not is mainly because of the differences between the word "hope" and "wish" Hope is a word we use when we have some degree of control over the outcome or if the outcome we desire has a realistic chance of happening. Wish is a word we use when either we have no control over the outcome or there is very, very little chance of it happening. (which is why you wish for things like "I wish i could be taller" or "I wish i could go back in time" Wish is also used usually to talk about things that have happened in the past for example "I wish i studied for that exam" because its in the past and you cannot change the outcome, whereas i cant say "I hope I had studied for that exam" because that means you believe you can change the outcome but you cant because its too late or has happened. We use hope because theres a 50/50 chance you will enjoy the play haha ^-^ hopefully.... Hope this helps! =D0 votedJune 30, 20171
- "During the course of a year" basically talks about the passage of time during that year, in relation to the events that have happened or are continuously happening during that year. for example : Your medical insurance will cover you during the course of your employment. Meaning whilst you are employed, your are insured for medical related issues but once you are not employed anymore its over. or if I said "During the course of a year, the company A will have to complete its merger with company B" meaning that there is no specific date that the companies have to merge but rather they will have to do it bit by bit over the time frame of 1 year. But in my opinion it does depend on the context as well, as I would prefer to say "Over the course of a year" Hope this helps ^-^0 votedJune 30, 20171
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