Hi, Ardith Hinton! -> Alexander Koryagin
I read your message from 07.11.2020 19:20

 AK>> For instance, where to keep your money safer -- in bank
 AH>       | in a bank or in the bank

It's interesting why "on board" is written without article? So you can do it if
you want very much. ;)

 AK>> or at home?
 AK>> In bank your money are eaten by inflation,
 AH>       | your money is [blah blah].  Dollars, Euros, rubles etc.
 AH>        are countable... the word "money" isn't.

Is it the same in American and British English? It seems to me in British
English, for instance, "the police" is plural, and in American English, is
single. Also IMHO "the government".

 AH> Or bank fees or whatever. Here in Canada the federal government now
 AH> provides deposit insurance (up to a limited amount) so that it's
 AH> unlikely we'll find our life savings reduced to zero in an
 AH> eyeblink, as many people apparently did long ago. The theory,
 AH> however, has not yet been rigorously tested....: - Q

IMHO government compensates you only if a bank went bankrupt. But there can be
situation with a high inflation and low deposit interest. You lose your money
slowly and perfectly lawfully. ;-)

 AK>> but at home they can be taken by more conventional robbers.
 AH> Uh-huh. Dallas & I read a book by a professional thief, in which it
 AH> was made quite clear that such people know where others are most
 AH> likely to hide their valuables regardless of how clever they think
 AH> they've been. We have also heard from friends & relatives about
 AH> their experiences while travelling abroad. One individual said his
 AH> watch was stolen in England from underneath his pillow, although he
 AH> slept with his head on the latter. Another noticed someone outside
 AH> his bedroom window who quickly disappeared when it became obvious
 AH> he was awake. And a friend's wallet was stolen in Italy...
 AH> apparently by "a cute little girl".. from the pouch he carries
 AH> underneath his middle-aged belly.

I remember my purse had been stolen in France, in Grenoble, when I was there on
my business trip to the local Atomic center. I forgot it in my room, and when I
went back the window was opened and the purse had disappeared. I suspected then
an employee of the hotel. After that I took my handkerchief and sewed a little
bag from it with a lace and wore it on my neck. It was fortune for me that the
assignment allowance for me arrived after that.   ;=)

 AH> If you hide your $$$ under the mattress, under the edge of a
 AH> carpet, etc. it seems likely dishonest people will check out such
 AH> places first....: - Q

Yeah, they know where to search first. :-)

Bye, Ardith Hinton!
Alexander Koryagin

english_tutor 2020

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