Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Lesson 29--Restaurant Collocations

In Today's English Chunks, I would like to look at some useful restaurant collocations, and point out some phrases that my students make incorrectly.  If you have any questions about these phrases, please don't hesitate to ask.  You can leave a comment in the comment section.

1)  pay for dinner--my students often use phrases like "pay the dinner" but these are not correct.
2) pay the bill--we don't say pay the money, or pay the dinner.
3) buy someone dinner--we don't say pay him a dinner.
4) leave a tip--we don't say pay the tip.  We either leave a tip, or use the verb form: tip the waiter.
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  1. UnknownJanuary 20, 2014 at 3:57 AM

    Nice Information about Restaurant Collocations

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  2. JackofallhobbiesJanuary 20, 2014 at 2:41 PM

    Thank you.

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  3. The Eat And Critique ShowFebruary 13, 2014 at 12:48 AM

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    1. JackofallhobbiesFebruary 13, 2014 at 7:35 PM

      I hope it was helpful and useful. Thanks for your comments.

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