in US / in the US

[5jj]

If we're to count Puerto Rico and DC, why not Guam or American Samoa?

I agree. I was just suggesting the two places that sprang to mind.

 

[TheParser]

I am shocked any native-born American would ever make that mistake. I mean, truly shocked.

IF I am not mistaken, a certain president (no names, of course) also made a

mistake about the correct number of states. At that time, he had not yet been

elected.

 

[~Mav~]

Obama claims he's visited 57 (!) states :shock:

I assume it was just a slip. Maybe he meant to say 47 states. :roll:

And 70 per cent of Americans do not know what the Constitution is, and six per cent don't even know when Independence Day falls. :-o

 

[5jj]

Dumb Americans - YouTube

NB: I am not being anti-American in posting that link. I am sadly sure that Brits-in-the-street would come out no better.

 

[SoothingDave]

I've heard anecdotes about people who live in New Mexico having difficulty convincing other citizens that they do, in fact, live in America.

 

[birdeen's call]

Dumb Americans - YouTube

NB: I am not being anti-American in posting that link. I am sadly sure that Brits-in-the-street would come out no better.

I find nothing sad about it. Since humans started gathering knowledge, some must have always refused to partake. Still, many of them are able to have happy lives nowadays and perform important tasks for the society. Knowing North Korea's location may not be essential for a human being's performance.

(I chose North Korea because I noticed that we seem to have no North Korean members.)

 

[Barb_D]

That's a fair point. If your job is to fix car engines, does it matter whether you know how many justices are on the Surpreme Court? If you are on the Supreme Court, does it matter that you don't know how an internal combustion engine works?

Probably not.

 

[SoothingDave]

It matters to the extent that the ignorant vote.

 

[5jj]

It matters to the extent that the ignorant vote.

And your congress and our parliament are the result.

NB. That was intended to be mildly humorous, not a call for eugenics.

 

[goodstudent]

1) "Cost of living in the US locations"

2) "Cost of living in the US different locations"


NOT A TEACHER


(1) Do you wish to say something like:

I want to know about the cost of living in the various American states.

(2) For example, the cost of living here in Caifornia is very high ("through the roof,"

as we say) while the cost of living in some other states is much lower.

(3) Kindly remember that you may wish to use the adjective "American."

For example, we would say "American English," not "U.S. English." Sometimes,

though, they seem to be interchangeable: U.S. citizens/ American citizens. Maybe

another poster can explain to us the "rule."

I am going to write about cost of living in US locations. So I am creating a title with either 1 or 2.

1) "Cost of living in the US locations"
2) "Cost of living in the US different locations"

 

[5jj]

I am going to write about cost of living in US locations. So I am creating a title with either 1 or 2.

1) "Cost of living in the US locations"
2) "Cost of living in the US different locations"

Neither of them is acceptable. Try:

(The) cost of living in US cities/regions/states/locations.
(The) cost of living in different/various US cities/regions/states/locations

 

[goodstudent]

(The) cost of living in US cities/regions/states/locations.

Why there is no "the" in front of the word US?


Is this sentence right or wrong?> The cost of living in the US cities

 

[birdeen's call]

Why there is no "the" in front of the word US?


Is this sentence right or wrong?> The cost of living in the US cities

It isn't a sentence; it's a phrase.

It's a correct phrase if you are talking about some particular US cities.

If you aren't, "the" is incorrect because "US" is not a noun here but an adjective.

 

[goodstudent]

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

So for UK, which of the following is right? (I am not sure if United Kingdom is a not proper name or not.)

A) Cost of living in the UK.
B) Cost of living in UK.

 

[SoothingDave]

Why there is no "the" in front of the word US?


Is this sentence right or wrong?> The cost of living in the US cities

It's wrong. "The cost of living in American cities" or "the cost of living in US cities."

 

[birdeen's call]

It's wrong. "The cost of living in American cities" or "the cost of living in US cities."

SD, I don't understand why it's wrong.

I have lived in three cities in the USA and two cities in Germany. The cost of living in the American cities was much greater.

 

[SoothingDave]

SD, I don't understand why it's wrong.

I have lived in three cities in the USA and two cities in Germany. The cost of living in the American cities was much greater.

It's fine in your example. Context helps.

 

[5jj]

So for UK, which of the following is right? (I am not sure if United Kingdom is a not proper name or not.)

A) Cost of living in the UK......B) Cost of living in UK.

I covered that back in post #15.

 

[TheParser]

The cost of living in the US cities


NOT A TEACHER


(1) The teachers and key members have already done an excellent job in explaining

why that sentence should not include "the."

(2) You are a learner, and I am a learner. So I understand how confusing things can

be. I worry that you may still not understand.

(3) Please remember that the word "the" is something like the word "that." You

should use it when you are referring to (pointing to) something in particular.

(3) Thus (as the other posters explained), you would use "the" in this kind of

sentence:

The cost of living in the (those) U.S. / American cities that I visited last year is very high.