Stand and Stay

2022-01-29

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  • Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we answer a question from La Mancha, Spain.
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  • Hello VOA. I was wondering about the difference between stand and stay... Are they synonyms?
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  • Felix, in Spain.
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  • Dear Felix,
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  • Thank you for asking us this question.
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  • The two words do seem to be similar, but there is an important difference between them.
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  • Let us begin with the verb, "stand."
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  • For a human, it means to be in an upright position with your weight on your feet.
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  • When you stand, you do not move much.
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  • Here is an example.
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  • The employee's feet hurt because she was standing most of the day.
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  • We can use "stand" for non-living as well as living things.
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  • The streetlight stands beside the path to my house.
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  • Another meaning of "stand' is to move from a sitting position to a standing position.
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  • Please stand to sing the national anthem.
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  • There are many other uses of "stand" with prepositions or as a noun, but we will not worry about them here.
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  • Compare "stand" now with the verb "stay."
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  • To "stay" means to continue to be in the same place for a period of time.
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  • You could use "remain" in the same way as "stay" in many cases.
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  • "Stay" and "remain" both describe a living thing that has a choice of moving to another location. For example,
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  • We have to stay at home to work to avoid infection.
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  • The soccer player stayed off the field for the whole game.
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  • We also can use "stay" to talk about continuing in a state or condition, or position.
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  • Reyna and Alex stayed friends for years after they left school.
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  • I could not stay awake during the math lecture today.
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  • You can also use "stay" to talk about living in a place as a guest for a short period.
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  • Mahmoud stayed at the Ramses Hotel for a month while he worked in Cairo.
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  • When you are trying to decide whether to use "stay" or "stand," please ask yourself:
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  • Can the subject change its location? Will the verb "remain" work?
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  • Here is a statement you can use to test our method:
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  • A fruit tree _______ beside the school wall.
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  • We know that a tree cannot move by itself, and it does not choose to remain by the wall. So, we should use "stands" in that statement.
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  • What question do you have about American English? Send us an email at learningenglish@voanews.com
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  • And that's Ask a Teacher.
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  • I'm Jill Robbins.
  • 1
  • Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we answer a question from La Mancha, Spain.
  • 2
  • Question:
  • 3
  • Hello VOA. I was wondering about the difference between stand and stay... Are they synonyms?
  • 4
  • Felix, in Spain.
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  • Answer:
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  • Dear Felix,
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  • Thank you for asking us this question. The two words do seem to be similar, but there is an important difference between them.
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  • Stand
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  • Let us begin with the verb, "stand." For a human, it means to be in an upright position with your weight on your feet. When you stand, you do not move much. Here is an example.
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  • The employee's feet hurt because she was standing most of the day.
  • 11
  • We can use "stand" for non-living as well as living things.
  • 12
  • The streetlight stands beside the path to my house.
  • 13
  • Another meaning of "stand' is to move from a sitting position to a standing position.
  • 14
  • Please stand to sing the national anthem.
  • 15
  • There are many other uses of "stand" with prepositions or as a noun, but we will not worry about them here.
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  • Stay
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  • Compare "stand" now with the verb "stay."
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  • To "stay" means to continue to be in the same place for a period of time. You could use "remain" in the same way as "stay" in many cases. "Stay" and "remain" both describe a living thing that has a choice of moving to another location. For example,
  • 19
  • We have to stay at home to work to avoid infection.
  • 20
  • The soccer player stayed off the field for the whole game.
  • 21
  • We also can use "stay" to talk about continuing in a state or condition, or position.
  • 22
  • Reyna and Alex stayed friends for years after they left school.
  • 23
  • I could not stay awake during the math lecture today.
  • 24
  • You can also use "stay" to talk about living in a place as a guest for a short period.
  • 25
  • Mahmoud stayed at the Ramses Hotel for a month while he worked in Cairo.
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  • When to use 'stay' or 'stand'
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  • When you are trying to decide whether to use "stay" or "stand," please ask yourself: Can the subject change its location? Will the verb "remain" work?
  • 28
  • Here is a statement you can use to test our method:
  • 29
  • A fruit tree _______ beside the school wall.
  • 30
  • We know that a tree cannot move by itself, and it does not choose to remain by the wall. So, we should use "stands" in that statement.
  • 31
  • What question do you have about American English? Send us an email at learningenglish@voanews.com
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  • And that's Ask a Teacher.
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  • I'm Jill Robbins.
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  • Dr. Jill Robbins wrote this lesson for VOA Learning English.
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  • ___________________________________________________________
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  • Write your answers in the comments or on paper.
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  • Complete these sentences using a form of "stay" or "stand."
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  • 1. The teacher was ___________ next to the board when I came in.
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  • 2. All the students __________ to say, "Good Morning!"
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  • 3. The teacher asked a student to __________ at the front and give a book report.
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  • 4. Another student was not prepared, so he had to ________ after class to talk with the teacher.
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  • 5. The rest of the class is ___________ outside at the bus stop.
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  • ___________________________________________________
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  • Words in This Story
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  • upright - adj. positioned to be straight up or vertical
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  • national anthem - n. a song that praises a particular country and that is officially accepted as the country's song
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