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Both the 2 replies are very helpful for me Thank you very much Mr Wordy may be confused by the sentence which with share from our company I don t know if Feebs11 was also confused or not The melamine paper factory is legally an independent joint venture Fordeck Ltd shares the factory with other 2...

Mr Liat lt lt gt gt We re discussing whether it should be the Orchard Road OR just Orchard Road I think you got it mixed up the discussion was on the usage of articles What difference does it make Road or store the same rules apply As I said I was a little behind to the discussion but I am fully...

I am a little behind with this thread Can you give me a ride to is typical of American English A lift is the Brit version This is where it gets tricky Can you give me a ride to Walmart Walgreen Safeway no article required because it s a generic name Just like apples are good for you But Can you...

Cool article Barb quote user Ruslana By the way Tanit I knew a Chinese once and he told me Chinese was not so difficult as it might seem at first sight quote Yeah right Lana LOL A Chinese said so Did you ever find an American who started learning Chinese after high school and said Oh yeah it s so...

quote user Belly 1 What is the difference between college and university in American English Ex Princeton Uni Harvard college etc 2 Anyone know how to meet standard to famous universities in the US Any SAT scores requirements in the past few years please help me 3 And do you know what is the...

In North American English I don t think we can use the article and imply tube on the other hand we can ask Do you have a favorite brand of toothpaste or a different type of toothpaste

But it IS taught I have taught it and know other American ESL teachers who have too This usage of the word of is not a big secret That it s a typical difference between British English and American English is actually pretty well known in ESL circles At least that s my experience Look at this...

Hi I m editing an article My co author wrote The city located on the south eastern part of the island is but my ears keep telling me it should be The city located in the south eastern part of the island is I tried looking located up in a dictionary and googling both weren t really useful Could...

Dear Teacher Clive Many thanks for your kindness and patience According to your explanation what I understand is as below With the article the we should say next following Without the article we should say next eg Tom said to me Let s go on a picnic next not following Sunday but I suggested that...

It is all about pronunciation you must have been taught incorrectly in the 50s Let s look at a primary source for what s right or wrong in English Quoting from the OED There is still some divergence of opinion over the form of the indefinite article to use preceding certain words beginning with h...