0
May0823 Posted 8 years ago
Vocabulary

Stay vs Live

Hi. I have lived in Singapore and people here use STAY instead of LIVE.

For example, where do you stay?

instead of where do you live?

I feel like word stay means temporary.

  

Top answer

may0823 . I have lived in Singapore and people here use STAY instead of LIVE. For example, where do you stay?

— Mister Micawber

  • may0823 .
  • I have lived in Singapore and people here use STAY instead of LIVE.
  • For example, where do you stay?
  • instead of where do you live?
  • Maybe that's Singapore English.
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

1 Answers
0
may0823. I have lived in Singapore and people here use STAY instead of LIVE. For example, where do you stay? instead of where do you live?

Maybe that's Singapore English.

may0823I feel like word stay means temporary.

It doesn't seem to me to apply at all to the situation.

0

Related Questions