in US / in the US

[goodstudent]

A) Cost of living in the US

B) Cost of living in US

Which one is right?

[SlickVic9000]

It's "A", hands down.

[goodstudent]

Short form for United States is? Which is right

1) US
2) U.S.

Short form for United Kingdom is? Which is right

3) UK
4) U.K

[Gillnetter]

Short form for United States is? Which is right

1) US
2) U.S.

Short form for United Kingdom is? Which is right

3) UK
4) U.K

Try to write your questions in full sentences.
What is the short form for the United States? Either U.S. or US is used. The style used may be dictated by an editor or a style guide you use. I use US.

I am unaware of which form people in the United Kingdom use.

[amigos4]

A) Cost of living in the US

B) Cost of living in US

Which one is right?

'A' is the correct response. e.g. "The cost of living in the US is higher than the cost of living in Mexico."

[5jj]

What is the short form for the United States? Either U.S. or US is used. The style used may be dictated by an editor or a style guide you use.

It's the same for UK/U.K.

[TheParser]

[QUOTE=goodstudent;827044]Short form for United States is? Which is right

1) US
2) U.S.

NOT A TEACHER


(1) As the other posters have told you, it is a matter of style (personal choice).

I most respectfully suggest that you use U.S.

(2) Kindly remember that we always refer to the United States, just as you refer to

your neighbor, the Philippines.

[goodstudent]

So is it right to say "Cost of living in the U.K.?"

Is is a must to add the word "the" to all countries? Or only some countries need to have the word "the" in front of the country name? How to know when to add or when not to add the word "the"?

e.g.
Cost of living in the China.
Cost of living in the Mexico.
Cost of living in the Asia.
Cost of living in the Europe.
Cost of living in the Japan.
Cost of living in the Spain.

[Bennevis]

So is it right to say "Cost of living in the U.K.?"

Is is a must to add the word "the" to all countries? Or only some countries need to have the word "the" in front of the country name? How to know when to add or when not to add the word "the"?

e.g.
Cost of living in the China.
Cost of living in the Mexico.
Cost of living in the Asia.
Cost of living in the Europe.
Cost of living in the Japan.
Cost of living in the Spain.

The definite article always goes in front of country names that contain words that are not proper names: the United States, the Soviet Union.

[TheParser]

[QUOTE=goodstudent;827228] How to know when to add or when not to add the word "the"?

NOT A TEACHER


(1) I think that the best way is to learn through your reading.

(2) Things change with the times.

(a) When I was younger, we referred to the Ukraine, the Lebanon, the Sudan.

In 2011, we no longer use "the" for those countries.

(3) We do not use "the" for any of the countries on your list.

(a) We do use "the" if you are comparing the country with itself:

The China of today is very different from the China of twenty years ago.

The Mexico of 2011 is not the same as the Mexico of 1911.