A Dutchman comes from Holland, a
German from Germany.
Evacuate, Vacate
Evacuate means to make empty, and should not be used in the sense of
to go away, to vacate.
Different than, Different to
"The school is conducted in a very different manner than it used to
be." "This basket of roses is different to yours." The above and
similar expressions are decided vulgarisms, and should be avoided.
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"The school is conducted in a very different manner from what it used
to be." "This basket of roses is different from yours."
Drive, Ride
Some confusion exists in the use of the words drive and ride. In
England the distinction is made of applying ride to going on horseback
and drive to going in a carriage, whether you ride or drive. That
usage is not closely followed in this country. He who guides the horse
drives; the rest of the company ride. The noun and participial forms
are more excusable than the verb. "Jones asked me to drive with him
this afternoon." But as Jones expects to do the driving himself, the
speaker should have said, "Jones asked me to take a ride," or "go
driving," or "take a drive," etc.
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