A few questions on Grammar

[Flash]

I'd like to ask you a few questions. Here they are:

1. What's the American equivalent to the British verb 'swot (up)'?

2. Is it right that you normall say:
-this is the usual way of doing smth
BUT
-this is a usual way of doing smth?

3. When should I put a definite article before a proper noun and when not? I've got a couple of examples.
-London's theatres or the London's theatres

Russian Literature or the Russian Literature

I would put no article before them.

4. How would you say the following phrase:
-the closest Pushkin's friends
OR
Pushkin's closest friends

5. The last one.
How should I pronounce '200' in this sentence:
A.S.Pushkin's 200 jubilee

Thanks in advance.

[RonBee]

I'd like to ask you a few questions. Here they are:

1. What's the American equivalent to the British verb 'swot (up)'?

Dunno.

2. Is it right that you normall say:
-this is the usual way of doing smth
BUT
-this is a usual way of doing smth?

Say: "This is the usual way of doing it." (There can't be more than one usual way.")

3. When should I put a definite article before a proper noun and when not? I've got a couple of examples.
-London's theatres or the London's theatres

Russian Literature or the Russian Literature

I would put no article before them.

You've got it right. What was the question again?

4. How would you say the following phrase:
-the closest Pushkin's friends
OR
Pushkin's closest friends

Pushkin's closest friends

5. The last one.
How should I pronounce '200' in this sentence:
A.S.Pushkin's 200 jubilee

Say two-hundredth. Also, if you use numerals, spell it 200th.

[Flash]

1. Do you understand what this verb means?
2. To tell you the truth, I just misprinted. The second sentence should look as follows:
This is a common way of doing smth
3. All right, the question was - should I put a definite article before such expressions as:
-London's theatres or the London's theatres

Russian Literature or the Russian Literature
4-5. Thank you.

[Dandelion]

I've been swotting all week. = I've been cramming all week. AmE
I'm swotting up on German. = I'm cramming for my German exam. AmE

Hope this helps.

[RonBee]

1. Do you understand what this verb means?
2. To tell you the truth, I just misprinted. The second sentence should look as follows:
This is a common way of doing smth
3. All right, the question was - should I put a definite article before such expressions as:
-London's theatres or the London's theatres

Russian Literature or the Russian Literature
4-5. Thank you.

No. Do not use the definite article ("the") in such a case.