phrase usage - Northeast US vs Northeastern US - English …
2017年8月30日 · In the "northeast China" example, that is correct as-is. I didn't really think about this one too hard when posting this answer, but I realize now that you point it out that you have to use an article in your example sentences because "United States" takes an article. We typically say "the United States," not just "United States."
infinitives - Are there other ways of saying "We welcome …
2015年12月3日 · To me (native English speaker in the Northeast United States), these examples sound grammatically correct, but formal, and based on the examples you chose, this level of formality seems to fit. This phrasing would seem natural in a formal invitation or announcement.
How common is the usage of "yous" as a plural of "you"?
2016年10月24日 · In my 12 years growing up in the Northeast and 30+ years living in the South, I've never heard it used anywhere in the United States except in old gangster movies from the 1920s and 30s spoken by goons. "Y'all", on the other hand, is quite common in the US South.
"The USA" versus "USA" - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly referred to as the United States (US or U.S.) and America, is a federal republic consisting of 50 states and a federal district. I always thought that it was with the definite article like "The United States" or "the USA" or "the UK" or "the United Kingdom" etc.
How do you say 100,000,000,000,000,000,000 in words?
2015年6月23日 · 100,000,000,000,000,000,000 is 100×10 18 or 100×10 3+(3×5), so this is "one/a hundred quintillion" to most English speakers around the world today (including those in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India, Pakistan, and Nigeria).
word usage - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
Most of the United States is in a huge basin, bounded by the Appalachian mountains in the east, the Great Lakes in the northeast, (roughly) the Canadian border, the Rocky Mountains in the west, and the Gulf of Mexico in the south. With a few exceptions, most rivers in this region flow southwest, south, or southeast.
Which one is correct, "in the USA" or "in USA"?
2016年10月18日 · USA is an abbreviation for United States of America, and the is used because the proper noun is a noun phrase whose main noun is the ordinary noun States. The definite article is also used in other country names (and their abbreviations) that are phrases made from ordinary nouns, such as the United Kingdom or the People's Republic of China.
Differences between "the USA", "the US" and "the States"
2014年8月3日 · "The States" refers to the collection of states, "The US" refers to the states that are united, or, more loosely, to the union of States. The problem is that there's very, very, very many nations made up of multiple states. Even Belgium is made up out of 3 parts that could very well be called states.
grammar - on the need, at the need, in the need - English …
2018年2月12日 · There is no daylight between the United States, the Republic of Korea and Japan on the need to continue to isolate North Korea economically and diplomatically until they abandon their nuclear and ballistic missile programme
time - Q1 2024 but 1H 2024. Why? - English Language Learners …
2024年7月2日 · The United States has a rather unique way of writing the date that is imitated in very few other countries (although Canada and Belize do also use the form). In America, the date is formally written in month/day/year form –