Oct 12, 2016 · Could you explain me please, why sometimes the word "mile" is used in singular, sometimes in plural, while in both cases it refers to several and not 1 mile. Example: They took part in a 26 mile...

Nov 19, 2017 · Consider also the difference between saying "I want to purchase three inch-long fish" (i.e. three fish, each one inch long) and "I want to purchase three-inch-long fish" (an unspecified number of fish, each three inches long). Without the hyphen to connect the number and the length when forming an attributive, they would be indistinguishable.

Mar 23, 2022 · They are both technically correct. However they are only correct in certain context. A - "a fourth": A track is a fourth of a mile. B - "one fourth": (note there is no hyphen in AmE) Subtract one fourth from one half. A is correct for literal description and math, but B is usually only good for math. Saying B for distance seems a bit too proper.

Jan 2, 2020 · The cliché "if you give an inch they will take a mile" is a warning that someone will take advantage of you. In your context it is warning that you should not be "kind" to your opponent. One can imagine, in a game of chess, a player might make a deliberately poor move, because they think it will open up the game and make it more interesting.

Being a non native speaker of English, this type of sentence always bites me: It was a pleasant four hours journey from Nashik to Pune. Should it be hour or hours?

Oct 19, 2016 · Please see this post which contains a lot more information on how and when to use the perfect tenses. To briefly answer your question: As you say, the perfect tense is used to relate two actions or imply a time relationship between now and some action. "When I was younger" is an adverbial phrase, not a separate action. All it does is tell you when something …

Nov 19, 2024 · If I want to tell someone to split their $100 bill into smaller denominations ($5, $10), should I tell them to split their $100 bill into "five dollar and ten dollar denominations", or &q...

Aug 20, 2020 · It is indeed frustrating to find distinct words with dictionary entries that overlap to such a degree. To get at the differences you will need to dig a little deeper, and maybe research the etymology. For example one attempt to differentiate plant and factory I can think of two distinct situations You see an industrial complex, a sign outside says "Car Assembly Plant" or "Biscuit …

Jan 21, 2017 · walk a mile in (someone's) shoes To spend time trying to consider or understand another person's perspectives, experiences, or motivations before making a judgment about them. I know that certain people can come across as selfish or mean-spirited, but you should try walking a mile in their shoes before you dismiss them too quickly.

Apr 10, 2018 · In fact "mile" is not a noun in this particular situation: it is used as an adverb to give a "measure" of the adjective "deep" and describe "how deep" the dirt road is: How deep is the dirt road? It is a mile deep. Note: here "a mile deep" means the road goes a distance of one mile into the forest. That is like 1.6 kilometres.