Questions about example sentences with, and the definition and usage of "Metro"

A: " I preferred the metro to the taxi."

"I prefer" = I like it more.

"I prefer cats to dogs." = I like cats more than dogs.

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A: It's short for "beyond the metropolitan area". "Metropolitan area" refers to a big city with all its suburbs. So search the database not just for the metropolitan area they are currently in, but outside it as well.

A: Add more money to the payment card used for public transportation

A: This is a post about US English but I will answer.

Some people in Detroit (a large city in Michigan, USA) are complaining on social media about someone (the Grinch) cutting some wires.

The Grinch is a character from children's stories who hates Christmas. The name Grinch is sometimes applied to anyone who commits non-serious crimes at Christmas time that 'spoil Christmas' in some way.

Wee ones are children.

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A: A metro is a subway system.
A subway is an underground train.
In American English subway can mean both an underground train and metro. Using it like this depends on region

A: In the UK in London we'd call it "The Underground" or more usually "The Tube".

A: In London (and sometimes Glasgow) it's called the Underground, in most other cities it's called the Metro.

They're all underground urban railways.

A: No difference except by where you live. Example: New York's is called the subway, but Washington DC's is called the metro.

A: Where is the subway

A: it depends on the accent, but it pretty much sound like how you spelled it. :)

A: Subway station

A: Subway

A: Square meters

A: yes.

A: both 1 & 2. 1 makes it sound like you are about to leave, 2 makes it seem like you have already started your journey there.

A: The nearest metro station is straight ahead in this direction, it is approximately 4 minutes on foot.

A: "To travel BY metro" sounds better, and is said most often. It is the way or mode of travel.

"To travel ON a bus" and "To travel BY bus." both sound fine to me, but "travel on a metro" is weirder, but more correct than "in".

"In" is strange because you are not emphasizing a boundary you are "inside".

For all forms of travel, you can say "by," or distinguish between "in" and "on"

A: The fully automated metro had plenty of empty seats. In addition, the cooling generated by the air conditioner was very welcome at the time.

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