"squoosh" is an informal alteration of "squash". To me, it seems jokey, playful or childish, and not quite a "proper word". I'm not sure of its status in American English. You could say: "Excuse

how do I know when to use SHALL instead of WILL? In the U.S., that is very simple. Never use shall . For all practical purposes it's a completely dead word in modern American English. CJ

You should use "around" until someone from another part of the English-speaking worlds tells you differently. Very good, Philip! The Collins Concise Dictionary says that round has the same meanings as around both as an adverb and as a

Leaving Certificate Exam is an exam that you have to take after high/secondary school in Ireland. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaving_certificate I just want to know if the structure of the sentence is ok. "I passed English

Welcome to the EnglishForums! Please register - it's free and then your postings will not have to be moderated. In the case of uncountable nouns American English and British English often differ in their rules. Various pieces of information

(a) He is decorating the ballroom for the ceremony. (b) My hobby is skipping rope. (c) I like to skip rope with my friend. (a) is OK. (b) and (c) both sound strange to me. Judging from khoff's reply, I'm guessing

It came to me as a shock when I first found out that Americans use "d" in leu of "t" in certain cases. I hope you've recovered from your shock! The advice in that clip is very good. Nevertheless, the t between vowels has

My own intuition tells me it's "cool" or "great", but what does it actually mean? How should I understand it and is it mostly used in the UK? Yes, that's pretty much what it means. It's not used at all in the

Perhaps this can be modified further: She spent the evening gr a ding t est s . Exams are generally thought of as having more importance than "tests." Your mid-year and end-of-year tests are called exams.

Perhaps this can be modified further: She spent the evening grding Test papers.