In American English^x, Grammar^x

Ant_222 wrote Thank you very much and sorry for calling you Jim The only post I want to show now is the one with the three spelling corrections At the time I posted I hadn t seen Clive s earlier post I think my earlier post was OK in terms of content but it was not needed I apologize for the...

Thanks a lot Perfect Grammar Geek wrote Are you sure you want to learn American English You bet

C countable nouns that are used with a or an or a number and have a plural car soldier U uncountable nouns that cannot be used with a or an or a number and have no plural happiness pasta On the inside front cover of Macmillan Essential Dictionary for Learners of American English I think the above...

I know this section of the forum is dealing with grammar but because it gets the most visitors I m posting my question here Does American English have an equivalent for the British Aussie informal term of address Mate E g How s it going mate Feel like a beer mate etc Thanks in advance

Kilimanjaro wrote Grammar Geek wrote Sometimes I make mistakes on this forum Usually it is because I type quickly but not accurately and this is entirely my fault Sometimes it s because I am thinking with only my American English brain and I say something it wrong or not used a certain way...

Grammar Geek wrote Sometimes I make mistakes on this forum Usually it is because I type quickly but not accurately and this is entirely my fault Sometimes it s because I am thinking with only my American English brain and I say something it wrong or not used a certain way because it s not how I...

Grammar Geek wrote I know of one woman from Maine who went to Korea to teach English I can only imagine them thinking that peetzer is how you say pizza and cahr is how you say car and the people in her class think they re learning American English You think that s bad Imagine an English teacher...

Grammar Geek wrote I haven t read through all the pages on this topic but has anyone commented on how NON homogeneous UK and US English is It s not like there s one British English or one American English unless you re been to broadcasting school Someone from Yorkshire and someone from Cornwall...

I have trouble figuring out why grammar experts get the blame for these There are a number of reasons why people might disagree over these usages colloquial vs written American vs British PC vs non PC prescriptivism vs descriptivism and even one or two examples where there are definite grey areas...

3 What s the difference between I would like to see it VS I should like to see it In American English you do not use I should to mean I would like to which translates roughly into Please may I see it I m sure you can construct a situation in which you d say I should like to see it but you d have...