cheap
1
The wages in Taiwan are very cheap.
The wages in Taiwan are very low.
The monthly payments were cheaper than I’d expected.
The monthly payments were lower/less than I’d expected.
When you talk about costs, payments, rents, wages, salaries, incomes, expenses, taxes, fees etc,
use low/high (NOT cheap/expensive): ‘During the recession, prices stayed low.’ ‘People on low
incomes have been severely hit.’ ‘Rents in Helsinki are very high compared to the rest of Finland.’
Note that price is sometimes used with cheap/expensive, but not in formal styles.
2
The train fare is very cheap .
The train fare is very reasonable.
It’s difficult to find a cheap flat in Tokyo .
It’s difficult to find an affordable flat in Tokyo.
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Language Note at KILL
checking
Once inside the airport, I made my way to the checking.
Once inside the airport, I made my way to the check-in.
check-in = the place at an airport (or hotel) where you check in: ‘There’s bound to be a long queue
at the check-in.’ ‘The girl at the check-in desk asked if we had a reservation.’
check in = show your ticket, passport and luggage at a counter in an airport and receive a
boarding card: ‘Once you’ve checked in, you have to go through customs.’
cheque
I am enclosing a cheque of £49.
I am enclosing a cheque for £49.
He gave me a cheque £5.
He gave me a cheque for £5.
a cheque for an amount of money: ‘He wrote me a cheque for $50.’
children
Some couples prefer NOT to make children.
Some couples prefer not to have children.
have children (NOT make): ‘We’d like to settle down and have children while we’re still young.’
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