By British English, Spelling

As I recall, many of these differences came from a spelling-simplification movement in the US in the early 19th century. Wikipaedia has this to say:Many of the differences were introduced into the United States by Noah Webster's dictionary; he was a strong proponent of spelling reform for a...

Hello Anon I would accept both versions: 1. I spelt "grammar" wrong. ] "Wrong" acts as an object complement, and modifies "grammar" , i.e. the word "grammar" is wrong. 2. I spelt "grammar" wrongly. ] "Wrongly" is an adverb, and modifies "spelt", i.e. the manner of spelling is wrong. As for...

Rhetor wrote: You can thank our Noah Webster for the spelling changes, which he incorporated in his early dictionaries, as well as his so-called "Spellers," which were practice books for the teaching of spelling to youngsters. He changed the "s" to "z" in "civilisation" and removed the...

Anonymous wrote:As nobody has mentioned it previously, i thought i'd just say that "Yours Sincerely" is used informally and "Yours faithfully" is used on things such as formal business letters. Please note the case of the two phrases (capitalisation of the S or f) Poppycock, Anon. Your...

HaffiezMike wrote: I recently wrote an article on Wikipedia about Malaysian English but I'm not sure if all are 100% grammatically correct can someone check for me? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysian_English or here : Malaysian English From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jump to:...

I recently wrote an article on Wikipedia about Malaysian English but I'm not sure if all are 100% grammatically correct can someone check for me? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysian_English or here : Malaysian English From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jump to: navigation,...

David, I find your posts extremely rude. There is no need to tell me in each post how I "obviously haven't done my homework", or how "it is I who may be doing the students a disservice". There is no need to make ad hominem attacks. I have supported my views with evidence in each post and...

Mr Pedantic, you are correct that the word "ass" is rarely used in British English as slang for the buttocks. However the English version "***" is in common use and has been for centuries I believe. Why the American and English spellings are different I don't know. I guess it may be that the...

Hello Tallulah I'd be disinclined to think of the T forms as corrupt. There are many examples in Spenser, Marlowe, and Milton, which suggests that both the pronunciation and spelling are well established in British English. In fact, the older writers seem to have been much more profligate with...

Enquiry is the British English spelling for Inquiry. These words mean investigation and are somewhat different than the words Query and Question. Query and Question mean asking for information, which is a process of an inquiry. Science_guru