Drunken is rarely used to describe a person. It usually describes an action or event: ‘drunken driving’, ‘drunken laughter’, ‘a drunken brawl’, ‘a drunken orgy’, Drunken always comes before a noun. To describe a person, use drunk (NOT drunken): ‘I think he wanted to get us all drunk.’ ‘One of the students was always getting drunk.’ Drunk is not used before a noun.
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Let
Let= (1) to rent your house, flat etc. in return for money: ‘During the holiday season we let the cottage to tourists.’ (2) to release from or as if from confinement: ‘This sealed door won’t let the water come into the basement.’ Give permission or allow sb to do sth (WITHOUT to): ‘Why wouldn’t Alice […]
Less – English editing.
In Standard English, less should only be used with uncountable things (less money, less time). With countable things it is incorrect to use less: strictly speaking, correct use is fewer people and fewer words. For Scientific english editing and Medical Writing Services visitwww.manuscriptedit.com
Origins – What people believe in
Credo, to believe, is the origin of four other useful English words. 1.Credo – personal belief, code of ethics; the principles by which people guide their actions. 2.Creed – a close synonym of credo; in addition, a religious belief, such as Catholicism, Judaism, Protestantism, Hinduism, etc. 3.Credence – belief, as in, ‘I place no credence […]