By British English, Universities

Hi Inchoateknowledge, Thanks for an intriguing post! The one I often hear being referred to as BBC English. I have spoken about it with some people who have been raised in an English-speaking country: South-Africa, USA, England, Scotland, Philippines, from the four corners of the world; and...

Yes, English User, believe it or not I studied just the History and development of English for a year at university, so a little less of the condescension thank you. I know that modern English is not the same as previous versions of English. That isn't really my point. Nor is the fact that...

Hi Cheesecake_08! I have a question for you and any Filipinas/Filipinos - or anyone with experience teaching or learning English in the Philippines - reading this... (I've already posted this elsewhere on the forum, but no answers yet.): I hope to move (back) to Manila in the future and offer...

I hope to move (back) to Manila in the future and offer English tuition to Filipino teenagers preparing either for college/university or entering the business world/ a career. The thing is that I'm English, so my 'version' of English is British rather than American. My question is: Is British...

Hello Believer She is reading Italian at university. (British English) She is reading Italian at the university. (American English) What did you have for dinner? is correct grammatically. "What did you have for the dinner?" is grammatically wrong.

Hi Nef, Once again, please forgive me for quoting you in a clumsy way. This also makes learning English so exciting; you need to learn British English, Canadian English, Caribbean English, Nigerian English, Australian English... You have a lot more energy than I do, but that's good. I...

What is acceptable in one context may be unacceptable in another and what is good usage for one generation may well be archaic for the next. Many Americanisms are frowned upon in the United Kingdom and even some Americans consider U.S. English inferior to British English ─ why, I don’t...

The serial comma (also known as the Oxford comma or Harvard comma) is the comma used immediately before a conjunction (such as "and" or "or") in a list of three or more items. The phrase "ham, chips, and eggs" is written with a serial comma, but "ham, chips and eggs" is not.The main justification...

Paco2004 wrote: Ukrainian_Hobbit wrote:what is the use of articles with this particular name? As far as I know, "Geneva Lake" is used without any article, but what about "(the?)Lake of Geneva"? According to the idiotic grammar book we have to use at university (a horrid Soviet opus with...

Hello Rotter "On campus" is a fixed expression, as Pinenut says. There are other similar expressions, e.g. "on site". 1. I have a room on campus. — in British English, this means "I have a room in one of the university buildings". (You would usually take such a room for a year.) 2. Do you...