In 1972, he attended Havard University, where he lived down the hall from…
What does the phrase Lived down the hall from mean please?
Lived down the hall from… = lived away from… of the hall.
University residences are often called ‘halls’
e.g. “He lived in the halls of residence for the first year then moved into private accommodation.”
The word ‘hall’ can also refer to the corridor along which the rooms are set. (This isn’t limited to halls of residence, but is in general use for the corridors in office blocks apartment buildings, hotels, etc.)
In your example, his room was along the same corridor as the person who would have been mentioned in the second half of the sentence:
“John’s room was down the hall from Pete’s room.”
“Our offices were down the hall from theirs.”
down the hall = along the corridor.
Oh thank you. That means Bill Gates lived next door to the temporary CEO of Microsoft corporation. I’m now wondering Bill Gates and he who holds the more important position in the corporation.
Not ‘next door’ or in all likelihood that is the phrase which would have been used. He lived on the same floor but some doors away - it might have been on the oher end of the building.
So, now what do you think about the 2 term CEO and chairman? They confuse me like I confuse people.lol
So, now what do you think about the 2 terms CEO and chairman? They confuse me like I confuse people.lol
Chief Executive Officer or chairman… what’s in a title?
I think it varies from company to company according to their preferences.
I took this sentence from Bill Gates’ biography. Both of them work for the Microsoft corporation and so there must be the inferior and prior. However, I don’t know who is who for sure.
Like I said, it varies from company to company.
I think you wanted to say that ‘As I said’. Did you mean the corporation consists of many companies? If so, I think Bill Gates is the one who has the highest position.
No. I meant that corporations each have their own definitions of the roles of CEO and chairperson. Their roles often differ slightly from corporation to corporation.
Like I said:
[url]Like I said[/url] - Idioms by The Free Dictionary
Do you mean we can still use spoken English here? I’m very glad to hear so.