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In contrast, the following text, by Ernest Hemingway, uses a kind of style which 'good' writers would normally avoid, repeating pronouns and simple structures in an apparently monotonous way. Hemingway's purpose is to show the simplicity of his hero, an uneducated old fisherman, by using a style that is supposed to reflect the way he thinks and speaks.
He did not remember when he hadfirst started to talk aloud when he was by himself. He had sung when he was by himself in the old days and he had sung at night sometimes when he was alone steering on his watch in the smacks or in the turtle boats. He had probably started to talk aloud, when alone, when the boy had left. But he did not remember.
(Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea)
[the] rest
The rest means 'what is left'. It is singular in form, and the is always used. We only use three rooms. The rest ofthe house is empty.
To talk about what is left after something has been used up, eaten, destroyed etc, we often use other words.
There were remains ofthe meal all over thefloor. (NOT There rtJeFe rests ...) Supper tonight is leftovers from lunch. (NOT ••• rests ...)
Ifyou divide 100 by 12, the remaintkr is 4.
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road and street the difference
A street is a road with houses on either side. We use street for roads in towns or villages, but not for country roads.
Cars can park on both sides of the street here.
Our village has only got one street. Road is used for both town and country.
Cars can park on both sides ofour road.
The road out ofour village goes up a steep hilL (NOT The stf'eet tJftt tlftJftr
l:Iillage . . .)
street names: stress
In street names we normally stress the word Road, but the word before Street. Marylebone 'Road 'Oxford Street
the same the same (as)
We normally use the before same.
Give me the same again, please. (NOT Give me sttme agtlin, pletlse.)
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When the rest refers to a plural noun, it has a plural verb.
There are four chocolates for Penny, four for Joe and the rest are mine.
, ..) (NOT •.• tile rest J:S mille.
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