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  1. "Overseas" vs. "abroad" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Both Royal Mail in the UK and US Postal Service use "overseas" stamped packaging and envelopes for sending postage to another country. The mail services of all other European …

  2. phrases - Why is "from overseas" grammatical? - English Language ...

    May 7, 2014 · 2 "Overseas", as far as I am concerned, is an adjective or an adverb. Firstly, "overseas" can be used as a noun: overseas — (used with a singular verb) countries or …

  3. "currently is a ..." or "is currently a ..." - English Language & Usage ...

    Dec 22, 2018 · Word Choice The first hurdle in answering your question is to decide whether you should use the word at all: Caution: Use of currently, now, or presently is wordy when the verb …

  4. When traveling abroad, are you "oversea" or "overseas"?

    You should use overseas: both oversea and overseas literally mean across a sea, but overseas is much more common for the abstract meaning of abroad. So if you're talking about literal travel …

  5. Is the word "overseas" only used to country bordered by water?

    Jun 22, 2017 · Can the word "overseas" be used to country bordered by land. For example is it correct if someone says I am doing work overseas if he is is doing work in the neighbouring …

  6. single word requests - Strict adjective for "in a different country ...

    Aug 17, 2022 · What would be a usable alternative to overseas, in the very strict sense of "living in a country not your own"? It is strange that the most common attributive adjective for this …

  7. How do people greet each other when in different time zones?

    Mar 27, 2020 · How do people greet each other when they are in different time zones? For example, suppose there is a phone call between two people: one is in Central European Time …

  8. What's the word for a vendor/retailer/wholesaler that sends …

    Jan 14, 2021 · I'm looking for the word for retailer or vendor that sells goods abroad. I may be wrong but my understanding is that 'retailer' and 'vendor' are used to denote sellers of goods …

  9. Using 'via' properly - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Mar 21, 2020 · I'm an English-learning Japanese student. I want to know if I'm using the word 'via' properly. This is the sentence: "...by telling Sato how you can meet people even if they live …

  10. What do "a sort of moral attention" and "riotous excursions" mean …

    Aug 5, 2012 · “When I came back from the East last autumn I felt that I wanted the world to be in uniform and at a sort of moral attention forever; I wanted no more riotous excursions with …