Hi You always use Present Perfect with since and for (British English) I haven't had a drink for five days. I haven't had a drink since Tuesday. We use Present Perfect because it is connected to the present. The 'five

Hi, quoted from Merriam-Webster's Learner's Dictionary (http://www.learnersdictionary.com): a couple informal 1 : two or a few of something Note: In informal U.S. English, a couple can be used like a couple of before a plural noun. Ex: I

Pleasehelp: Many usage experts explain that "public" takes a singular verb in American English; a plural verb in British English. You will also notice this with other words, such as "government."

Smarter people than I have not answered you yet; so, I shall have a go. Here in the United States, probably everyone would construe "competition" as singular. E.g., "The competition in this field is fierce." Of course, English

Hi Zazzex The following should enable to understand Mr Wordy's reply. Please note that in British English, it should be: There is a cat and a dog. Below is the information extracted from two books on English usage. The first book

Danny-K, Thanks a lot Number 3 is incorrect because "are an example" mixes plural and singular. I remember seeing many native American English speaker using something like this. Even I found it a bit weird initially

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

I think this is also worth a note, "fish" can be either "2 fish" or "2 fishes," at least in British English it can I know all our versions of the English have different rules.

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"

Since we are talking about English usage, I propose we take English itself as the model for the use of singular or plural when speaking of categories. I know of US, Canadian, Australian and British English, to name but a few. It would take a