Words that Go Together
- We can say a bus stop, a bus shelter or a bus station. Can we also say taxi stop, taxi shelter and taxi station What about train stop, train shelter and train station?
- We can say a close relative, or a distant relative? We can also say close friend. How about distant friend?
- We can say Happy Christmas or Merry Christmas. We can say Happy Birthday but can we also say Merry Birthday?
- In Japanese you can say 「重い病気」.「重い」 is often translated as heavy in English. So, can you say heavy illness in English?
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© Robert E. Jones, 2003
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