'SERIES' is SINGULAR or PLURAL? COUNTABLE or UNCOUNTABLE?

'SERIES' is a COUNTABLE NOUN.

SINGULAR and PLURAL are THE SAME!

Singular  --->   Plural

Series     --->   Series

* it is similar to 'species', 'crossroads' and 'headquarters'

(words ending in -s that do not change in the plural)

HOME or AT HOME?

What is wrong with "your HOME"?


A) ---- HOME = ke rumah (adverb referring to DIRECTION) --
1) They went/returned/arrived to the home. - WRONG
2) They went/returned/arrived to home. - WRONG
3) They went/returned/arrived home. - CORRECT! 

B ---- at HOME = di rumah (referring to PLACE) -----------------
1) They stayed/spent time at the home. - WRONG
2) They stayed/spent time at home. - CORRECT!
3) They stayed/spent time home. - AMERICAN ENGLISH.

*TIPS! Just remember that "home is always 

without 'to' and 'the' ".

HOLIDAYS or HOLIDAY?

"HOLIDAYS" or "HOLIDAY"?

Well, in British English,  'HOLIDAYS' (plural) is often used;
1) for the 'LONG HOLIDAY' of the year.
 e.g:
summer holidays
end of year holidays
.
2) with 'THE/MY/YOUR' to mean 'percutian/vacation'
e.g: 
Where are you going for YOUR holidays this year?
It's for THE holidays.

afternoon VS evening

Afternoon = the part of the day from 12.01 until 6 p.m.
Evening = The period of time at the end of the day, usually from about 6 p.m. to bedtime

Examples:

1) We have classes until 5 o'clock in the afternoon. (not in the evening)
2) It was 7 o'clock in the evening. (not at night)

*Night = the time between one day and the next when it is dark, when people usually sleep.