I hear these expressions quite often but they are not clear to me. What is the difference between 'up the street ' and 'down the street'? when to use them? 1. Fregley is a weird kid who lives up the street . When the street is

Hi, I hear these expressions quite often but they are not clear to me. What is the difference between 'up the street ' and 'down the street'? when to use them? 1. Fregley is a weird kid who lives up the street . Thanks, MG.

You are quite right of course. There is a world of difference between knowing the words and comprehending the common use of phrases, idioms, collocation and local expressions.

Great rant here: http://snipurl.com/sbhp8 From The TimesSeptember 30, 2009 A conversation with Gore Vidal unfolds at his pace. He answers questions imperiously, occasionally playfully, with a piercing, lethal dryness. He is 83 and in a wheelchair

Can I use your bathroom? Can I use the bathroom? Most of what J apan borrows from abroad comes from the West -- from Europe and the US. "West -- from Europe" what's the meaning of -? It's a way to set off part of the sentence,

The expressions with there state the existence of something at a particular place. The usual formula is There ..... You cannot substitute it for there in any of the following examples. There is today. There was yesterday afternoon. There is

Hi, Can I use all of the expressions in bold here? What is the difference between them? Because of/owing to/due to/thanks to the pressure of schoolwork, he didn't have enough time to practice the drums. Thank you very much.

Hi, I'm Rudy. I'm going to be an English teacher next year. I've come across a question about Infinitives, and this time, I would like to hear as many opinions as possible on this. In most of English reference books in Japan, the

Hello, Recently the International Accounting Standards Board, which issues the International Financial Reporting Standards, renamed the Cash Flow Statement as Statment of Cash Flows. I can't understand the difference between both

Different expression of gratitude ..  I think there's no difference at all, but "thanks" is a bit more informal than "thank you". I completely agree about that, " Thank you " is more polite and elegant than