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Yes, but we all follow implicit rules, that might not be the same for everyone. You could say "It don't matter" is wrong according to your rules, but those who say it consider it a possible sentence, according to their own rules. Because that's what they have always heard from...

Hi, here are my comments.Youtube videosGood! That's a cool feature, embedded videos. The only problem is that you can also watch other videos in the same embedded player, not only the one the poster intended to show, because it shows (and plays) related videos at the end. So I just wanted to...

Hi,#1. Since accent is a countable noun, we need 'a' for both heavy accent and heavier accent.#2. I prefer 'hesitancy in responding'.Besides the above comments, both sentences have a run-on problem. There are more than one way to reword them; and here is my suggestion:Student1 had...

Hello I hvae a several questions.Thank youI do not know if I should put " a" before heavier accent" ?"hesitancy doing sth" or hesitancy at doing sth? which one is correct? 1. Student1 had heavy accent, showed much more hesitancy responding to the question, and expressed...

Hello everyone, I was reading a short story, Haircut, by Ring Lardner and I read strange use of grammar forms. Let me give you some examples: 1-She'd of divorced him only the wasn't no chance to get almony and she didn't have no way to take care of herself and the kids. 2-She couldn't...

Speak without Fear The biggest problem most people face in learning a new language is their own fear. They worry that they won’t say things correctly or that they will look stupid so they don’t talk at all. Don’t do this. The fastest way to learn anything is to do it – again and again until...

Grammar Geek wrote:Pause and pores sound alike in BrE? Awe sounds like ore/or/oar? That's what you get when speaking with a non-rhotic accent

Hi, according the British rules it isn't correct to use can't, there is only cannot. This is not accurate. Most Britons use the contracted form "can't" in rapid and informal speech. The British pronunciation differs somewhat between different British accents, the RP norm is /kɑː nt/. there is...

Grammar Geek wrote: Dido wrote:The British Queen always says "My husband and I" and my British friends usually make jokes about it Why is that funny? They just laugh at her accent (My friends do not belong to the Royals