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Hi,I have a big problem! I am not sure how to use (for) long in questions and negative sentences. Should I leave out for in American English?Don't worry. I haven't waited (for) long.Don't worry. I haven't been waiting (for) long.I'm not tired yet. I haven't written (for)...

In American English, wrong is accepted as an adverb and is also commonly used that way. So the most common correct version of your sentence on this side of the pond would be this: "I spelled grammar wrong."

Hi,you are making a distinction between eh-lay and ell-ay, which is actually important, even though in American English sometimes it's not a big distinction (I think in some cases the actual pronunciation is somewhere in between). Well, I usually take that distinction into account, and in...

Yes, but in a very limited way. As a general rule, no. The use of will or would that way is not often heard in modern American English, for example. may, might, and could are more often chosen to fill that role. My personal opinion is that the reason for learning it is to be able to...

When I attended school in the late Middle Ages, I never wondered whether I was taught British or American English. I suppose I was taught both: differences in pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar. I find it strange that anyone would like to confine his knowledge of the language to just one...

Hi FandorinYou seem to be mixing things up.Angliholic's sentence is not an example of the idiomatic "to have got", which means basically the same thing as "to have" or "to possess".In that idiom, it is not possible to change the word 'got' to...

If this sentence originated in the U.S., then failure to make the number (that is, the singularity or plurality) of the pronoun (in this case "their") match the number of the noun (in this case ''seller") is the result of what is termed "political correctness."...

Hello, another English teacher here. I have been teaching English in China for about 2 and a half years now and also speak fluent French, decent Spanish and am learning Chinese (not as hard as you may think once you get the hang of those tones, easy grammar). Now I'll start off by saying that...

Grammar Geek wrote: First, in your original, use "If I had hit my head" not "the" head. American English is "I would have been killed." or "I would have gotten killed." I know there's a difference with the forms of "to get" in BrE, but I can never remember how they form this.To the best of...

Grammar Geek wrote: Let's go back to my original: I would use no preposition. He spent three hours studying English. He's wasting time chasing that girls. I love spending time visiting museums. I can only tell you that "George spent three hours in studying English" is not idiomatic American...