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Whats the difference between a restaurant and an eatery? Eatery is a much less formal term than restaurant It isn't a put-down, precisely, but you wouldn't call Spago or The Four Seasons an "eatery" except as a joke On the other hand, you can certainly call McDonald's an "eatery", but that isn't the sort of establishment that is usually called that, either For me, "eatery" brings to mind a small place with a limited menu, possibly poor lighting
phrase usage - What is meant by got jumped? - English Language . . . According to the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language in this context applies the definition #3, as verb: Slang To spring upon in sudden attack; assault or ambush: Muggers jumped him in the park So it means I got attacked As for the had jumped, it is the past perfect which expresses that the action was made before another past event, that is we went
idioms - On one hand vs on the one hand. - English Language . . . Note that non-native speakers may be mapping their own languages' expressions to English For example, in Portuguese we use "por um lado" and "por outro lado", which would map better to "on one hand" (although, by extension, the second part would then be "on another hand", which I've never seen) I was surprised when I first saw the "the"; I had always used the the-less version, so adding the
difference - at present or in the present? - English Language Learners . . . You're right, and there's other nuances there too Both phrases mean "now" " At present " carries the additional nuance of indicating things that aren't the norm, especially things that are likely temporary I'm sorry, Shelly's not here at present Can I take a message? " In the present " is mostly used in spiritual contexts meaning fully experiencing life now, in contrast with agonizing
difference - I wish I knew I wish I had known - English Language . . . The first case means (1) Right now you wish, contrary to fact, that you knew him (subjunctive) I wish I knew that guy All the guys I know are either boring or stupid (I want to get to know him now but I can't figure out how to make it happen) or (2) You generally wish that in the past you knew him, presumably before some other events that you are about to explain happened I wish I knew that
trust vs entrust - English Language Learners Stack Exchange Could you explain to me please the difference between quot;trust quot; and quot;entrust quot; by the following examples? thefreedictionary com: (1a) I entrusted this secret to her my variant: (1
What is the difference between “except” and “except for?” What is the difference between “except” and “except for?” They all went home except me They all went home except for me Are the two sentences both correct? Are there any situations where I must
What is the difference between Thanks much and Thanks a lot? Thanks a lot is the ordinary use in conversation, or bare thanks! Many thanks is more frequent in writing, particularly in formal writing Thanks much is unusual Here's a Google NGram Keep in mind that the underlying corpus here is printed works, so the more formal phrase is significantly overrepresented