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ALR or an IBM?’
Note that in everyday conversation some people use
(the) most
instead of
(the) more
, but careful
users consider this to be incorrect.
mostly
We see each other mostly every day.
We see each other almost every day.
Mostly every family has a television.
Nearly every family has a television.
Use
almost/nearly
with
all/every/everyone
etc (NOT
mostly
): ‘Almost everyone in the office has
had a cold recently.’
Compare: ‘The students here are mostly Swiss or German.’
(=
most of the students here ... )
motor
It’s an old car and the motor is very noisy.
It’s an old car and the engine is very noisy.
motor =
the part of a machine which turns electrical power into movement: ‘My video camera
isn’t working. Either the battery is flat or there’s something wrong with the motor.’
engine
= See Note at MACHINE
move
When they saw that I couldn’t move myself, they called an ambulance.
When they saw that I couldn’t move, they called an ambulance.
See
Language Note at MYSELF
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