Go to the following link and listen to how British people pronounce this. Phonics http://www.howjsay.com/index.php?word=phonics&submit=Submit http://www.thefreedictionary.com/phonics

There's no one right answer to your question. It's a matter of style and usage varies. In British English people don't usually put a period even after Mr and Dr. That was very common about 40 years ago, though. CB

Hi, I have got 3 questions : 1.) My task was to fill word in "Could you give me a ___ to the station ?" I wrote "ride" and my teacher said its wrong and there should be "lift" . Is "ride" ok ?

(1) There are many island nations, e. g., Japan, Iceland, the Philippines, etc. (2) Mr. Smith is very wealthy, i. e., rich. (3) There are many island nations ( e. g., Japan....). (4) Mr. Smith is wealthy (i. e., rich). (5) There are many island

Only sick can be used attributively, in other words, before a noun: a sick person. In British English, sick is often used to refer to nausea or other rather mild problems with one's health while ill denotes something serious which may require

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."

For British English all ok except: 1-4th 6 - 2nd (1st is for the noun) 11 - 3rd 18 - 3rd 19 - 3rd

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Hi, I can't understand this passage from a biography: Bismarck, who was RUNNING HIMSELF IN as minister-president and had his hands full, was quite happy to allow them (to rage). What do the capitalized words mean? Thank you for any guidance

I can't understand this passage from a biography: Bismarck, who was RUNNING HIMSELF IN as minister-president and had his hands full, was quite happy to allow them (to rage). What do the capitalized words mean? Thank you for any guidance that