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4 sept. 2013 · No evidence connects it with the color of fall leaves or a season of Indian attacks on settlements. It is the American version of British All-Hallows summer, French été de la Saint-Martin (feast day Nov. 11), etc. Also colloquial was St. Luke's summer (or little summer), period of warm weather occurring about St. Luke's day (Oct. 18).
10. As someone commented, I work during the summer could mean a couple of things. It could mean that one works only during the summer. Perhaps it is a student who takes a job, and then explains to his friend: Yeah, I don't have time to relax during summer break. I work during the summer.
18 oct. 2012 · In can always be used to describe location in a country: in India, in the United States, in Japan. In is also used with cities: in Delhi, in Washington, in Tokyo, but in some contexts, at may also be found. It has long been the practice, for example, to speak of ‘Her Majesty’s Ambassador at [name of capital]’. That practice may continue ...
24 avr. 2011 · In India, supper is rarely (if ever) used. Lunch – refers to the afternoon meal (somewhere between noon to 2 pm) Tea – refers to tea and snacks around evening time (4pm - 6pm) Dinner – refers to a meal at night (after evening, 7pm to 10 pm). The size of the meal has little relation to the name. Though I'm sure that both Lunch and Dinner ...
18 oct. 2012 · AT and IN It is taught that IN is used before the names of big places like towns, cities, states, and countries and that AT before the names of small places like villages. I live in the District of Kannur, in Kerala State of India. I will say: I live in Kannur|I live in Kerala|I live in India. The locality I live in is known as Naluvayal. It is ...
20 mars 2019 · First of all, it's important to know that the word Indian does not derive from Columbus mistakenly believing he had reached "India". India was not even called by that name in 1492; it was known as Hindustan. More likely, the word Indian comes from Columbus's description of the people he found here. He was an Italian, and did not speak or write very good Spanish, so in his written accounts he ...
30 juil. 2018 · or "Have you been attending summer training this year?" I don't think you want to say "Do you attend." When you say "Do you" in the present tense, it implies a general habit, like do you usually attend summer training sessions as a habitual act. If you want to talk about something that is currently taking place, or should have been taking place ...
1 juin 2014 · 3. Doolally comes from British army slang, originating when Deolali was a British army transit camp in India. Doolally tap meant being mad, crazy or literally, suffering from camp fever. Tap in English is malarial fever, from the Hindi for fever. The Madness at Deolali (Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps) by Major NA Martin begins: The ...
3. No, it is not correct to say that "that time periods aren't used with 'have been'". Nor is it correct (as in Patrick's answer) to say that "we don't use the present perfect with specific time related events". Tense itself is 'time-related', and hence almost everything we say has some relationship to time.
I think something like "we should keep in contact and perhaps meet up some more", as it's not necessarily upping the frequency as "on a regular basis" but it's keeping it short and by saying "some more" you're not putting a rough number on the frequency of future meetings; not putting "a burden" on the person but ensuring that you'd like to meet more than once.
