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Hela Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

right choice of words ?

Dear teachers,

Would you please tell me if my sentences are correct?

1) Some students live on University campus.

Do we need to put a capital “U” to “university” here? If yes, why?

2) a) We had a really good time at your place...

b) We really had a good time... (?) (where should I put the adverb ?)

c) We had a real good time... (correct ?)

d) We enjoyed ourselves immensely at your place / house (are they the same ?) last weekend.

3) We spent a week in / on
  

Top answer

1) Some students live on the university campus. 2) a) We had a really good time at your place... -- OK b) We really had a good time...

— Mister Micawber

  • 1) Some students live on the university campus.
  • 2) a) We had a really good time at your place...
  • -- OK b) We really had a good time...
  • -- OK c) We had a real good time...
  • -- Casual but OK d) We enjoyed ourselves immensely at your place / house last weekend.
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1) Some students live on the university campus.

2) a) We had a really good time at your place... -- OK

b) We really had a good time... -- OK

c) We had a real good time... -- Casual but OK

d) We enjoyed ourselves immensely at your place / house last weekend. -- In this situation we expect that place = house

3) We spen
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Mister Micawber3) We spent a week on Corfu.-- It's an island

Hi MM

I don't object to on Corfu. It's quite a big island and therefore in Corfu is also very common, perhaps more common than on Corfu.

CB
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Right you are, CB. How odd.
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Mister MicawberRight you are, CB. How odd.

Well, it may seem odd in faraway Japan, MrM.
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Similarly, I have never heard someone say "I was in the Isle of Wight last weekend" or "I spend my holiday in the Channel Islands". I feel like Mr M that "on an island" is better.
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I've never heard a Brit holidaying in Majorca say he/she is on Majorca.
Yes, it seems to have a good deal to do with whether the speaker is actually on the island or at a distance from it when speaking.
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Feebs11Similarly, I have never heard someone say "I was in the Isle of Wight last weekend" or "I spend my holiday in the Channel Islands". I feel like Mr M that "on an island" is better.
Feebs, I agree with you completely. I haven't tried to say what is 'better', I have just said what I have heard people say. I always say on an island, not in an
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Unfortunate choice, CB-- Japan is a country but not an island. I live on Honshu in Japan.

(Being 'in faraway Japan' does have its advantages, you see.)
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Mister MicawberUnfortunate choice, CB-- Japan is a country but not an island. I live on Honshu in Japan.

(Being 'in faraway Japan' does have its advantages, you see.)

Yes, I actually knew Japan consists of many islands but couldn't resist the temptation to include it in my example anyway. What do you think about my point? Woul
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I'd say in Iceland because it's a country. The reason I said on Corfu is because it isn't a country. I guess nationhood supersedes geography. I'd also like to refer back to my earlier comment about the location of the speaker: perhaps the likelihood is greater for I had a great holiday on Corfu and I'm having a great holiday in Corfu.
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