By Grammar, American English

The differences in grammar between formal American English and formal British English are quite small. One can usually read several pages of a book and have no clue as to where it was written.

English Forums should now include American English writing in its forums so that people in all the other countries will learn American grammar lessons for a change. Therefore, this is very important!Roberta GallantConcord, New Hampshire(U.S.A)

Wow, what a lot of nonesense.Is American English simply lazy English with disregard for the fundamentals of the language, or is it a valid simplification of an overly complex and irregular language?Huh? What are you talking about? I was hoping nobody would ask, but since you did, I much...

Annvan wrote:I hope to move (back) to Manila in the future and offer English tuition to Filipino teenagers preparing either for college/university or entering the business world/ a career. The thing is that I'm English, so my 'version' of English is British rather than American. My question is:...

Hi Peter, if you know English well, you should easily understand when they talk. If you don't understand, that means there's something wrong with your English. I have trouble understanding too, but I realized that's because my English is not as good as it should be in order to understand...

Grammar Geek wrote: Just a side note that has nothing to do with tenses: in American English "to move houses" isn't idiomatic. ... since I moved. ... since I moved into my new house. ... since I moved out of that house. ... since I moved my mobile home to a new lot. All of the above...

Thank you everyone for your contribution. I notice that even among native speakers there might be some disagreement but is this a matter of dialect: some usages are accepted in American English and not in British English; or is it a matter of idiolect: personal choice even among the same...

Nona The Brit wrote:Yes they are different. Putting accent to one side, there are differences in vocabulary, spelling and grammar. Of course we can understand each other and any differences in vocab can sometimes lead to a humorous situation, but they are different. Yes ,Vocabulary sometimes I...

Hi Quoc Have got is a two-word verb that means the same thing as have (when referring to possession -- see link). http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/grammar/archive/have_got.html This should not be confused with the present perfect tense of have (in British English). In American English...

After so many years in using English, i'm wondering why i didn't know so many words in American english. Thanks so much for Grammar Geek and "Anonymous" 's helps. It's so useful for me. you mentioned that "We're not brainiacs on the nerd patrol" is not said in nice way, but it seemed that he...