http://www.englishforums.com/English/EslGeneralEnglishGrammar-Questions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here. <font color=red>DO NOT post paragraphs and compositions here. Post them in our <a href="http://www.englishforums.com/English/EssayReportCompositionWriting/Forum9.htm"><b>Essay, Report and Composition Writing Forum</b></a>.</font>enXMOD (Build: 3616.28671)http://www.englishforums.com/English/PresentPerfectFormalAmericaEnglish/gkgqr/post.htm#552416Sun, 26 Apr 2009 10:23:16 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:552416Mister Micawber0http://www.englishforums.com/English/PresentPerfectFormalAmericaEnglish/gkgqr/post.htm#552416http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-552416.xml. Perhaps you are posting too fast. Please see the extensive information Yankee and CJ have already given you HERE .http://www.englishforums.com/English/PresentPerfectFormalAmericaEnglish/gkgqr/post.htm#552414Thu, 26 Feb 2009 11:23:16 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:552414YSchneider1http://www.englishforums.com/English/PresentPerfectFormalAmericaEnglish/gkgqr/post.htm#552414http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-552414.xmlIf not what&#39;s the difference between both?http://www.englishforums.com/English/PresentPerfectFormalAmericaEnglish/gkgqr/post.htm#552411Thu, 26 Mar 2009 11:23:16 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:552411Mister Micawber2http://www.englishforums.com/English/PresentPerfectFormalAmericaEnglish/gkgqr/post.htm#552411http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-552411.xml. I don&#39;t think so.http://www.englishforums.com/English/PresentPerfectFormalAmericaEnglish/gkgqr/post.htmSun, 26 Apr 2009 10:23:16 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:552262YSchneider3http://www.englishforums.com/English/PresentPerfectFormalAmericaEnglish/gkgqr/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-552262.xmlI feel like in American enlish people tend to chose present perfect instead of simple past, to be more formal! Is it true? What do you think about it? For instance: Thank you I have received your mail! (formal) Thanks I received your mail! (informal) or The number you have dialed is incorrect! (formal) The number you dialed is incorrect! (less formal)