Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Taipei International Book Exhibition (full text below)

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Dear teacher Bill,

Is Book Exhibitions the same with Book Fairs? Is it correct if I say "Books" Exhibitions?

Teacher Bill said...

Amy,
Book Fair and Book Exhibition have about the same meaning, although an Exhibition is usually larger. It would not be correct to say "Books" Exhibition. "Book" Exhibition is the correct term. Hope this is helpful, Amy!
Bill

Anonymous said...

Dear teacher Bill,

I got a little comfused. Why do some terms go like "exports values" or "imports units"? Should I say "export values" or "import units"?

Teacher Bill said...

Hi Amy,

Good question. It depends on the sentence structure--the terms can be either a verb/noun, or simply a two-worded noun. I'd have to see the examples that you have in mind.

Bill