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I learned that "have" is the only form in American English while you can use both "have" and "have got" in British English, here the latter is preferred. British English uses the "have got" form more often because it makes it unnecessary to paraphrase the negative or questions with "to...

I think this was discussed in another thread here in EF ? I'd like to know once and for all if it happens the same with British English/American English and Spanish of Spain and Spanish of America. There are two things: the correct use of the language and the local differences, these ones...

It seems that women read as in British English; but an american does't say the word that way. Am I right?

Here is some advice on the use of got and gotten. Got is the past tense and past participle of get. You use have got to say that someone has a particular thing, or to mention a quality or characteristic that someone or something has. I’ve got a coat just like this. She hasn’t got a work...

Thank you so much for the explanation. I wasn't aware of this difference. Actually, the modal "need" is much more common in BrE and it's been quite a long time since I last heard British English around me.

Americans do say "erb" instead of "herb". This is their dialect variant. Of course, those who are influenced by British English would consider it funny - and I am referring to learners as a second or foreign language. Likewise, if I hear a native speaker uttering "and" instead of "hand", I...

Just like the word "herb". In American English it is pronounced "erb", so you say "an herb". In British English it is pronounced "herb", so you say "a herb". So the a/an choice will depend on the dialect variant. In some parts of England you can hear "and" meaning "hand". The h-sound is...

I'm wondering about the usage of "shall" instead of "will" when expressing a future event. In school, I actually only learned the form "will" to be used whenever I want to say something about an action or situation that will happen in the future. While I was reading some more books about...

When we talk about comparison between people, things or actions, we can use "as" or "like", depending on the structure. "Like" is a preposition which should be followed by a noun or a pronoun. Example: I'm not _like_ my brother. "As" is a conjunction which should be followed by a clause...

Mike, you're welcome once again - I'm glad to have helped and wow - also reassured you. This is of course my just personal opinion which doesn't necessarily mean that it is the best way to do it, but personally I think this might be a good one. My class and me were also taught British English...