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When traveling abroad, are you oversea or overseas? You should use overseas: both oversea and overseas literally mean across a sea, but overseas is much more common for the abstract meaning of abroad So if you're talking about literal travel across a sea, use oversea: I work in oversea shipping While if you mean generally abroad, use overseas: Is there an extra charge for overseas shipping? I will be overseas next week Edit: Just to clarify
Overseas vs. abroad - English Language Usage Stack Exchange Both Royal Mail in the UK and US Postal Service use "overseas" stamped packaging and envelopes for sending postage to another country The mail services of all other European countries including the Russian Post use "abroad" stamped packaging and envelopes
phrases - Why is from overseas grammatical? - English Language . . . 1 "Overseas", as far as I am concerned, is an adjective or an adverb If "from overseas" is a correct phrase, why is it grammatical? "From" is a preposition, and it should be followed by a noun, not an adjective, nor an adverb
Why is c*nt so much more derogatory in the US than the UK? Its worth noting that in the UK context and company is very important with swearing It can be used without targeting reasonably safely in impolite society I wouldn't think twice about calling a friend a cunt but directed towards a stranger or a casual acquaintance it may well result in a punch Older generations are more likely to be offended by its use than younger
“based in” vs “based out of - English Language Usage Stack Exchange They're mostly the same "Based out of" often suggests that the subject maintains a headquarters or home office in the given location, but spends a majority or other significant amount of time working in other locations; "based in" suggests that the subject works in the given location most of the time But counterexamples are common, so you shouldn't make assumptions based solely on the wording
When to use has lived vs. lived vs. had lived Jim has lived there Jim lived there Jim had lived there Are there any differences? When do I use one or the other? I'm trying to teach this to a foreign person and am having a hard time
Is there any word to describe a person that likes to travel a lot? Peri- is the Greek word for "around," and peripatetic is an adjective that describes someone who likes to walk or travel around Peripatetic is also a noun for a person who travels from one place to another or moves around a lot SO Peripatetic If someone has a peripatetic life or career, they travel around a lot, living or working in places for short periods of time _Collins works here
Dear Sir or Madam versus To whom it may concern I don't think there is a "black and white" rule there With that out of the way, here's my opinion "To whom it may concern" is used where the letter is issued for use by someone without regards to who receives it, whether a person, or an institution etc "Dear Sir or Madam" is a more specific address
Is the word wotcher British slang? What does it mean? EDIT: The MSN Encarta dictionary and freedictionary com support Martha's second theory that wotcher is contraction of "what cheer" It is a slang (U K ) that means the same as hello It should be noted that it is not clear whether the slang is still in use anywhere in the U K