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Hi, Could someone comment on these? I don't understand the difference between present perfect and past simple in passive constructions. Can both of the tenses be used, even if something just happened? (for example, the bank was robbed 1 minute ago or later) Holy cannoli! What a mess... You guys...

JaCKo__007 wrote: A coma question! I've found that American based writers use commas after 'i.e.', but what of it in British English and does it then apply to eg. as well? Does a comma go after i.e. or e.g.? Both abbreviations i.e. and e.g. are preceded by a mark of punctuation,...

Grammar Geek wrote: It makes perfect sense in that context. First you dropped my order, then you gave me the wrong thing, and now? Now you have given me the wrong change! Yes but in the example Yankee said " Now you gave me the wrong change ". Is that really normal in American English? It's...

Bokeh wrote: Grammar Geek wrote: Are you saying that the simple past is not used for recent events in BrE? What about: I think I saw a ghost! GG, that example has different context. You are specifically stating that the sighting is over; if it were not you would use the present tense: I...

Kooyeen wrote: Yoong Liat wrote: Yoong Liat wrote: There is / are a cat and a dog. (In AmE, both are acceptable.) Hi Yoong, I didn't know that, where did you find out it? I always thought "are" didn't sound very good. Maybe it's ok but it's...

New2grammar wrote: I was pleased to discover that the rest of that first week wasn't much different from/than the first day. Which is correct, from or than ? Please explain. Thanks in advance. Usage Note : Different from and different than are both common in British and...

Yoong Liat wrote: The accident happened due to reckless driving is, according to grammarians, wrong. Anonymous wrote: Yes, since "due to" modifies nouns, and not verbs. Not all the grammarians agree on that, see the excerpts below. Language evolves... ...

Usage Note: Different from and different than are both common in British and American English. The construction different to is chiefly British. Since the 18th century, language critics have singled out different than as incorrect, though it is well attested in the works of reputable writers....

Hello. Could anybody explain me what's the difference between constructions "I have" and "I do have"? I've seen that people use expression "I do have smth.". Is the difference like: "Do you have?" - American English. "Have you?" - British English ? Or, maybe, there's something else? ...

Hi - We DID win, but there was no assistance given by you. If you say "no thanks to you" there was no contribution on the part of that person toward the effort, and in fact, it's possible that person was even an obstacle. I also want to say that, at least in American English, the such...as...