| IN / ON
ON holiday (or ‘on vacation’) – as with the days of the week – & ON business |
| The difference: “How is he?” = “Comment va-t-il?”
(donc la réponse, “Il va beaucoup mieux” est tout à fait appropriée) “What’s he like?” = “Comment est-il?” (donc pour répondre on décrit la personne) |
| a) the night, i.e. before a consonant = (normal ‘the’)
b) the evening – before a vowel sound = ‘thi:’ (like, ‘the office’, ‘the umbrella’, etc.) |
| CH = 3 possibilities
tsh (Spanish style): choose, each, watching (church, chewing gum, chorizo…) sh (French style): machine, chic, niche (chassis, chef…) k (Greek style): architect, monarchy, chaos (hierarchy, psychiatrist…) |
ANSWERS – In or On? / How vs What…like? / Pronunciation : ‘the’ & ‘ch’