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- What is the difference between truck,lorry and van?
A " lorry " is the largest, and may also be a called an articulated lorry or a heavy goods vehicle (HGV) These normally only travel on major roads and carry the largest quantities In England, you also have to hold a special licence to drive them, making them a different class of vehicle
- What do you call the attachment point of trailer to a truck?
The question seems unambiguous enough, but requires careful reading It would be clearer if the distinguishing features (large flat horizontal plate, not merely a hook or a round ball such as used to pull smaller trailers) were placed in the first couple of lines of the question, rather than halfway into the second paragraph (for the plate) and the third paragraph (for "not a hook")
- what is the difference between out of and off?
@Lambie two reasons One, error-checking is off-topic here I answered this because I think the real cause of misunderstanding is the multiple uses of "off" And two, because I don't think the very first example is gramatically wrong, it just isn't idiomatic I could get a cake "out of" a bakery, just like I could get the car out of the garage We just wouldn't say it
- idioms - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
I work in a project team This was a question I was asked: Do you want to weigh in on this? What does this mean? How should I answer correctly?
- meaning - A bit of background something - English Language Learners . . .
The cold swill of air and the sudden blare of a lorry make him look up It's the navy blue coat and the tall figure of the Salvation Army man who served him, striding in with a black box in both hands 'Thought you might like a bit of background something,' he says 'Batteries are fresh in and I've got more if they run out '
- In and on: How can I decide which one to use for vehicles?
Examples: In a car, van, etc On a bus, boat, motorcycle, etc How can one decide which preposition to use? Is memorization the only way or is there a better way? Note: People generally explain th
- Get out (of) Vs get off the train taxi bus
While "get off" is certainly the more common answer, "get out" is not necessarily wrong I've used it many times to describe exiting a train: Please excuse me, I get out at the next stop station The use of "get out" can contain some nuance, however You can "get out" of any enclosed space, so using this for something like a plane emphasizes that it is, essentially, a flying metal tube with
- He {went has gone had gone} out 5 minutes ago
He went out five minutes ago - is definitely better than using "has gone" You can also say: He stepped out five minutes ago - if you know that this person is coming back soon or He left 5 minutes ago
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