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I think that there are two issues being confused here with 'standard' English. Standard English with regards to grammar and so on, and a standard English accent. We may speak a regional (non-standard) English accent (this is what the only 12-15% figure is talking about) but most people still use...

ok.. I would just like to clarify something - I do in fact make my students aware that zero is commonly pronounced as the letter 'O'. I teach to German people, most of whom are already aware of this due to years of English courses in school, etc.. In German, the word for 'zero' is 'Null' and...

Wow, what a lot of nonesense.Is American English simply lazy English with disregard for the fundamentals of the language, or is it a valid simplification of an overly complex and irregular language?Huh? What are you talking about? I was hoping nobody would ask, but since you did, I much...

Hi Incho What is the method to speak fluent English? Someone said the grammer ( should be 'grammar') is correct, but people may don't know what I want to ask? Why? I was just highlighting his errors with regard to capital letters and spelling. Other members were also answering his question. So...

Hi Vince1. TMM, although is more common at the beginning of a sentence (but I don't consider though incorrect):Although it was pouring with rain, he decided to take a walk.Only though is used in clause equivalents:Though living in Norway for years, he didn't learn the language properly.With...

Now English is the global language isnt it? There are so many countries regard it as the official language, while many others treat is as the first foreign language. And maybe thats why we learn it. Take China for example, I first learn Enlish since junior middle school. But now in my hometown,...

Grammar Geek wrote: Desert Lord, contribute to the conversation or don't, but do not post merely to show a misspelling or typo. You are not moving the conversation forward by doing so, and I am I getting tired of people finding joy in the mistakes of others. Until you are confident that 100%...

Hi Believer 1. You said, 'First I would like to say that I learned many things from Yoong.' You said the same thing before. What I'm curious is why you said that when I seldom corrected what you wrote. 2. I wrote, 'I do not mind if I spell a word wrongly and a member points it out to...

Yoong Liat wrote: Philip I do not mind if I spell a word wrongly and a member points it out to me. Best regards I don't mind if a member points out that I've made a spelling mistake. (I just thought you would mind if you made a spelling mistake )

Philip I don't blame you. I'm also like that. When we go for the major errors, we miss the minor ones. I'm very particular about correct spelling. Do you think it is something positive or negative? In other words, if I point out the spelling errors of members, do you think I'm doing the right...