call/be called (NOT name/be named ): ‘Most people call him Bob but he prefers to be called Robert.’ Compare: ‘They’ve named/called the baby Louise.’ (= the name they have chosen for the baby is Louise) 2
They named their children from their grandparents.
They named their children after their grandparents. name a child after sb : ‘We’ve decided to name her Sarah, after her grandmother.’ In American English name a child for sb is also possible, although not very common. narrow When immersed in water, the cloth narrows.
When immersed in water, the cloth shrinks. narrow (of roads, rivers etc) = become less wide: ‘Just beyond the bend, the river begins to narrow.’ shrink (especially of cloth) = become smaller as a result of being wet or placed in water: ‘I suggest you buy the larger size just in case it shrinks.’ nation It’s hard to tell which nation he comes from.
It’s hard to tell which country he comes from. A person comes from, lives in, or feels part of a particular country (NOT nation ): ‘Some people in this country think that the leadership is too weak.’ ‘People living in former Soviet bloc countries are undergoing a difficult period of transition.’ Nation is less common than country and is mainly used when a country is considered as a political or economic structure: ‘Japan has become the richest nation in the world.’ ‘Representatives from the world’s leading industrial nations will meet next month in Geneva.’ Note the alternative: ‘It’s hard to tell his nationality.’
