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Put a
little
in front of the word it modifies (NOT
after it
): ‘I felt a little sad.’ The news was a little
worrying.’ Compare: The town had changed a little/since my last visit.’
2
It was a little difficult question.
It was a slightly difficult question.
slightly
+ adjective + noun: ‘a slightly solemn expression’
a little bit
See
BIT
live
Whenever we go to the seaside, we live in a hotel.
Whenever we go to the seaside, we stay at a hotel.
At the hotel, we lived in room 101.
At the hotel, we stayed in room 101.
stay at/in
a hotel, youth hostel, etc (NOT
live in
): ‘In London we usually stay at the Savoy.’
living
1
The local farmers will never change their way of living.
The local farmers will never change their way of life.
We have different languages, traditions and living styles.
We have different languages, traditions and life styles.
See Note
at LIFE 2
loan
The military government loaned millions of dollars from the world bank.
The military government borrowed millions of dollars from the world bank.
loan
= (1) (noun) a sum of money that you borrow, usually from a bank: They are currently
negotiating a $100 million loan.’
(2) (verb) lend a painting, work of art etc to an art gallery or museum: The pictures have been
loaned to the National Gallery for the forthcoming exhibition.’
(3) (verb; especially in American English) let someone use something; lend: ‘Why don’t you ask
John if he’ll loan you his car?’
borrow
= receive money or something that a bank or person agrees to lend you: ‘By the end of the
war the Canadian government had borrowed over $5 million from its own citizens.’
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