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Common errors in English: Usage of Stay and Remain

Stay and Remain


Incorrect : We remained in a good hotel in London. 


Correct : We stayed in a good hotel in London.


Incorrect Only a few people stayed alive after the accident. 


Correct : Only a few people remained alive after the accident.


Note: "Stay" means “live for a short time as a guest or visitor, and ‘remain" means “be left behind after others have gone or been lost’. When you express the idea of continuing in the same place or condition, you can use these two verbs interchangeably. For example:


I shall stay/remain here until 7 o’clock. 

The situation remained/stayed unchanged.

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