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Bookmark or Share- "Overseas" vs. "abroad" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchangeoverseas indicates big deal/exotic, abroad is more ordinary. For example US is seen as overseas from India, but possibly abroad from say UK. The perception could also change over time. China was overseas for US some time back, but now it is merely abroad. But Cambodia/Vietnam etc, which are all right next to China could be seen as overseas from US.
- word choice - "Have been through" or "have gone through"? - English ...The final edited version would read: 'I have memories of trips overseas.' 'Trips overseas' is better than having memories of' overseas trips' since it highlights 'trips' rather than emphasizing the particular type of trip. This edited version may seem bland in content, but no worse than the original.
- When traveling abroad, are you "oversea" or "overseas"?However, Merriam Webster also lists oversea, mainly British usage, as having the same meaning as overseas. Acoording to them oversea was used first, in the 12th century, compared to overseas, in 1533. Nowadays, without offence to the Brits, you hardly hear oversea used. The nearest synonym to overseas is abroad. I will be abroad next week.
- How do people greet each other when in different time zones?We usually say 'Good evening to India, good afternoon to Germany, good morning to America' or equivalent, or 'good morning, good afternoon, good evening, whichever time it is where you are', but it is still everytime as a half- or quarter-joke; there is simply no standard way to handle it, as it is too new a need to have made it into standard language.
- Why is 'c*nt' so much more derogatory in the US than the UK?Good question. I hear it in British films used very casually, and the Aussies seem to use it the way the Brits use mates — or at least in the same context.
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