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Well I certainly don't . Some people do though. I use it about myself but I wouldn't describe someone else as a 'Brit' (at least not to their face). All English people are British but not all British people are English. I don't hear Briton being used very often.

No, I've never heard of a movie being dubbed into another dialect. That would seem rather ludicrous to me. (Ok, so I've always wanted to use the word ludicrous.) You have to remember that North Americans usually understand most dialects of British English just fine. RP and General American...

Strazdins wrote: I'm sure Americans use it, but does the British people use it? Yes, it's quite common in BrE. But some people do dislike it, and it's often regarded as non-standard; so (as Clive says) it's probably best to avoid it in certain situations. For myself, I have always felt a...

Hello MrP Frankly I felt a bit embarrassed when I read Pastel's original post that says about the use of <is going to do> in the result clause of an if sentence. It is because I had long believed <is going to do> was rarely used in if sentences. I have three grammar books and three...

So it is a matter of where you originate? What about Americans? Is there a difference between them and British people? My teacher marked it as wrong when I wrote it without the preposition, but maybe he was wrong then.