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Thanks a lot CB & CJ .. So, it's a matter of stress .. ! But !!1) - What about ( happen / open ) in the British English !!?Can the last consonant be doubled !? 2) - What is a diphthong ?Thanks again

This is an interesting point. In Helsinki English there must be an object between have and the past participle. In other words the structures in red are not correct. I wonder what people say in British English. Nona, MrP and others?CB

The consonant is doubled if there is a short vowel between consonants in a stressed syllable:forgetting, swimmingIf the syllable is not stressed, doubling doesn't occur:targetingNo doubling occurs if the vowel is pronounced as a diphthong:growingIn British English - illogically - l is...

Wikipedia has a different story to narrate... The difference, though subtle, can change the meaning of the sentence for some linguistic experts.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/While

Can I further complicate matters, please?I often write to my supervisors'I look forward to receive feedback' but I always ponder over whether or not I should be writing 'I am looking forward to receive'. Now I'm also questioning if 'I am looking forward to receiving'...

The words you mention are all words that are spelled differently in British English and American English. There are quite a few of them (color/colour, theater/theatre, realize/realise etc.) If you are concerned with using a specific spelling standard, I would advise you to google "british...

I got kind of confused of these words ending with lise/lize like realize/legalize/recognize ... I wanna ask for British English the root form of these words end with se or ze ? How about when they are past tense form ? sed or zed ?

Well there's a big problem here ... which grammar rules? :D :D :DThere is no strict code in English of RULES, three textbooks can give three completely different "rules" for the same point of grammar, the "rules" taught in beginner levels often have to be unlearned later...

Hi.My name is Steve Collins and I have been teaching English in London for twenty years. I'm not sure, but my book Practical Everyday English with CD will be able to help you if your level is upper intermediate or advanced. It is particularly useful for those wishing to be fluent in British...

Much, much more than that ... a perfect knowledge of prescriptive British English. That's what you're after, right?