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      • To “ stay ” in a place is to live in it temporarily. To ask someone where his permanent home is, you say: “Where do you live?” But if you meet someone who is on holiday, or is here temporarily, you ask: “Where are you staying?”.
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  2. Aug 21, 2019 · Where "live" is used for long term residence, "stay" normally implies a short term visit. If you ask a visitor "where do you stay" they will probably give you the name of their hotel (while thinking you had made a grammatical mistake).

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  3. Dec 2, 2019 · You will be okay. You just need to sit here and have a little rest for a few minutes. I'm not sure if the doctor should say: You need to stay sitting here. As the boy is already sitting on the ground because of his leg hurting.

  4. Nov 15, 2015 · The difference is in the mind of the speaker. If the speaker conceptualises the question as referring to a temporary state (living in a particular place) or a repeated action over a limited period (travelling), then the continuous form is more likely.

  5. But you need a preposition for questions like “Which hotel are you staying at?” or “Which town are you staying in while you are in Malaysia?” or “Who are you staying with?”

  6. Where do you live? = What is your current address / country of residence. When I was younger I lived in Scotland, but now I am living in Germany. To stay is also a verb, but in this context if you stay somewhere it is temporary.

  7. depends- if you are talking about right now, then "where are you staying?", if talking about what you do normally, "where do you stay?" e.g. "where are you staying tonight?" (now) but "where do you stay when you visit Sydney?" (always)

  8. Nov 30, 2015 · put up 1. Stay temporarily in accommodation other than one’s own home: we put up at a hotel in the city centre. However I think that most people would have the same reaction as you to "where do you put up".