Cost of buses in London, with transfers
Sep 7th, 2011, 07:46 PM
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Bus v. tube: If I am going all the way across the city, tube for sure. But often I need a little rest between sights and with a bus, you don't have to walk so far and up and down stairs, etc. to get to the track and you get a bit more relaxation. But neither bus nor the tube is the best way under all circumstances.
Sep 7th, 2011, 11:19 PM
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"Tuck": always singular, and usually only in posh schools as in Billy Bunter stories. Short, I think, for "tucker", which used to be used for any sort of food but now mainly or only in Australia, I think.
Sep 8th, 2011, 08:04 AM
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Thank you all for your kindly explanations!
It'll be "tuck" from now on - sort of like "shrimp" - one word for both singular and plural.
Not like "glasses". If you told someone you were going to look for your glasses, no one would assume that you were looking for a couple of drinking cups to put over your eyes. OTOH, if you were to say you were looking for your glass, no one would assume you were looking for an eyepiece.
English can be a strange language sometimes.
BTW, were those only "sweets"? Or could you purchase some other things as well? Seems like a "tuck shop" is no different from the small grocery stories that we seemingly have near every school, but our grocery stores carry more items.
It'll be "tuck" from now on - sort of like "shrimp" - one word for both singular and plural.
Not like "glasses". If you told someone you were going to look for your glasses, no one would assume that you were looking for a couple of drinking cups to put over your eyes. OTOH, if you were to say you were looking for your glass, no one would assume you were looking for an eyepiece.
English can be a strange language sometimes.
BTW, were those only "sweets"? Or could you purchase some other things as well? Seems like a "tuck shop" is no different from the small grocery stories that we seemingly have near every school, but our grocery stores carry more items.
