Like Yankee, I think the expression was probably picked up by the general public through movies, although that does not adequately explain the Liverpool connection I don't know about the American usage, but I had assumed

To me, a "pier" is, strictly speaking, a structure built out over the water on stilts, whereas a "wharf" is a structure built on the shore. But I guess this counts as "essentially the same thing". I'd

But, I check the "Longman" and "oxford" and "Cambridge" dictionries, they show me that the "bathe" is used as a verb in British English. "bath" is an old-fashion verb. Have you noticed?

But, If I check the dictionaries, they all write "bathe" for British English. Can you check for it? Thanks!!

I got confused. Last few days, I saw a book describing about these two words. I followed the British English actually. The book says, Bath =as a verb (a) you bath when you wash yourself in a bath and you bath someone when you wash them in a

Where can I find free British -English audio grammar exercises for beginners? My mail is Thanks a lot

In British English, I would choose the same, Fandorin. But American English is less certain. "They met at the university" would be more commonly preferred.

There are potentially differences here between American English and British English. I'm a British English speaker, so my reply reflects British English usage. With nouns such as "team", "group", "committee"

In my experience, "stay awake nights" (and similar) is primarily American English. As a British English speaker I would say "stay awake at night ".

Wh i ch answer is the best one and why is it the best answer? Last year's holiday sale's strategy -- to be such a success that we have decided to repeat it this year. (A) proved (B) was (C) was proven (D) became Hi.