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Patricklui wrote: Hello I am new to here. My mother tongue is Cantonese and I like to polish my English. It's known that English has two different versions : spoken and written. I have been learning English since I was a child and my written English is not too bad because this is what I...

To summarise everyone's comments Dominik - and also agree with you original statement - it's safe to say that, when learning British English, the "r" should not normally be pronounced EXCEPT when the following word starts with a vowel, where it always should. The letter...

Hi this is my first post here! This forums is perfect for learning English! I want to improve my spoken English and I'm looking for A rule model of spoken British English which is considered as standard MODERN British English. The problem is even reporters from BBC have big difference in...

The form "have got" is british, that is, used in british English, while "have" is american. That is one of the "many" differences found between "british" and "american" English. Maybe, nobody told you that when you were learning English. Max Marcano Venezuela

The truth is that I mix American spelling and British spelling in my writing. I began learning English in a American school but afterwards I learnt British English. So I don't know if I have to write "travelling" or "traveling"

I sympathize with Jeff. When I was learning English--that's decades ago--I read a grammar book delineating the same rule as Jeff brought up. As years passed, I realized that's a rather weird rule. I checked it with native speakers, they said in unison to the effect that I should forget the...

All languages change and develop over time, with new words being added and different meanings being applied. English has changed just as much as American english from what the language was like in the 18th century - no one goes around talking like Charles Dickens or Jane Austen anymore. naturally...

Hi Jobb, Thank you very much for your answer. It was well stated. I never want to discourage someone from learning. My sense from our discussion is that we all feel similarly. We all recognize that having more than one source of information is beneficial. We recognize that different...

I don't think it helps to get snooty about language. What is 'correct' is always a matter of debate anyway. The language we speak now is different to the language spoken by our grandparents in their youth, which was different to their grandparents, and so on and on... It is hard to define...

It's a great movie! I agree with you completely. Why don't you have chance to finish them all? You're older than me but it doesn't matter to me. As I understood you're in the US now, aren't you? If it is so, it's so cool. By the way, I'm learning British English. I reckon that since you are in...