Use a hyphen to combine adjectives with nouns to create an adjective. For example, That is due to small-town politics. Here, small-town is used as an adjective even though it contains a noun (town). However, the phrase, “I live in a small town,” does not need a hyphen. Is world-renownedRead More →

‘BAME’ stands for ‘Black, Asian and minority ethnic‘ and ‘BME’ stands for Black and Minority Ethnic’. The terms are widely used by government departments, public bodies, the media and others when referring to ethnic minority groups. What does Bame stand for in education? “‘Don’t worry, you’ll do well because you’reRead More →

Sport (or sports) is all forms of usually competitive physical activity which, through casual or organised participation, aim to use, maintain or improve physical ability and skills while providing entertainment to participants, and in some cases, spectators. What is not considered a sport? Games not Sports Games such as chess,Read More →

Your disease is serious or immediately life-threatening. No treatment is available or you haven’t been helped by approved treatments for your disease. You aren’t eligible for clinical trials of the experimental drug. What is compassionate use of drug? Compassionate drug use means making a new, unapproved drug available to treatRead More →

To qualify for legal aid services such as Duty Counsel assistance (for criminal, family law and child protection cases) and summary legal advice (through the toll-free telephone service), your annual gross family income as of April 1, 2020 must be: Below $22,720 for a family of 1. Who is eligibleRead More →