Ill and sick – similarities and differences These two words are practically the same but are used in different situations, there are also differences between British (GB) and American (US) English. In American English ill […] Read more...
Vocabulary Index
Expressions with DAY He is 60 if he is a day That will be the day Expressions with LUCK With any luck One for luck Luck of the draw Take Pot Luck By a stroke […] Read more...
Unless – other way of introducing conditionals
Other ways of introducing conditionals Unless Unless has the meaning of if not (negative verb) in the sense of except if/except in the case that. – We’ll go to the beach unless it […] Read more...
Leaving out “if” in informal conditional situations
Leaving out if in informal conversational style This is especially used when the speaker is making conditions or threatening someone. – You want to buy an alcoholic drink, you show me your […] Read more...
Had Justin Bieber been born in Spain, formal conditional sentences
Formal styles of conditional sentences – without “if” In formal situations and literary styles it is possible to eliminate “if” and perform an inversion of the auxiliary verb: This happens particularly with were, should and […] Read more...