Questions from Itasan

[Amy_H]

Use by 5 July 2006 - Means that you may become ill if you eat the food after this date e.g. Milk or cooked goods.

Best Before - Means that the food may taste bad and isn't guaranteed, but will not do you any harm.

Thanks, James! I'd seen both expressions on labels before, but had never really thought much about the difference. I wonder how many other consumers there are who have failed to fully appreciate the difference.

Amy

[Itasan]

Yes, I was very happy to have such a
valuable answer. I have checked the
site too. Thank you very much, James.

[Itasan]

'slowing down the car without using the foot brake'
In Japan, we learned at the driving school something like these:
1. On a slope, don't use the foot brake too much. You should
use the engine brake instead.
2. On an icy road, in order to avoid slipping use the engine brake
instead of the foot brake.

Do you use the term 'engine brake' this way? If not, what do you say?

Thank you.

[tigertiger]

'slowing down the car without using the foot brake'
In Japan, we learned at the driving school something like these:
1. On a slope, don't use the foot brake too much. You should
use the engine brake instead.
2. On an icy road, in order to avoid slipping use the engine brake
instead of the foot brake.

Do you use the term 'engine brake' this way? If not, what do you say?

Thank you.

In BrE we would talk about engine braking, or engine braking effect.
There is no 'engine brake'
EG
1. On a slope, don't use the foot brake too much. You should
rely on engine braking instead.
2. On an icy road, in order to avoid slipping use engine braking
instead of the foot brake.

[Itasan]

Thank you very much, tigertiger,
for the valuable information with
the examples.

[eslweb]

Itesan,

In England when we're taught the same thing, we're told not to brake too much and use the [i]gears[/i] instead and on our signs for steep hills it says "use a low gear" or "low gear now"

I think those are the phrases in common use.

James

[Amy_H]

Hi Itasan

You can also use the verb downshift (which means 'to shift into a lower gear').

Amy

[Itasan]

Thank you very much, everybody.

[tigertiger]

Hi Itasan

You can also use the verb downshift (which means 'to shift into a lower gear').

Amy

I would be careful with using downshift.

In recent years 'downshifting' is a common metaphor for changing job to one with less responsibilites/stress/salary as one gets older and wiser.

[Itasan]

A friend of mine says he has encountered
some word like 'autoclive??'. The spelling is
unknown because he read it in Japanese.
Definitely it is not a Japanese word, possibly
English.
He says it's about counceling or consultation.
The way in which the consultant has the
client talk rather than giving early advice
from the consultant. In that way the client
can possibly draw his/her own conclusion.
Something like that.
Is there a term that sounds like 'autoclive'?
Thank you.

[tigertiger]

A friend of mine says he has encountered
some word like 'autoclive??'. The spelling is
unknown because he read it in Japanese.
Definitely it is not a Japanese word, possibly
English.
He says it's about counceling or consultation.
The way in which the consultant has the
client talk rather than giving early advice
from the consultant. In that way the client
can possibly draw his/her own conclusion.
Something like that.
Is there a term that sounds like 'autoclive'?
Thank you.

Complete stab in the dark , but may be
'autodrive'

[Itasan]

Thank you, everybody.

Which do you usually say?
1. jeans
2. Levi's
3. denims

Thank you.

[tigertiger]

Thank you, everybody.

Which do you usually say?
1. jeans
2. Levi's
3. denims

Thank you.

Personal and not representative of BrE. I would use jeans. I might have used Levi's in my brand conscious days if I had owned a pair of Levi's.

[Itasan]

Thank you very much, tigertiger.

[Itasan]

Which do you usually say?
1. Internet banking
2. online banking
3. net banking
4. E-banking
5. any other?

Thank you.