Hi Roger: I am curious why you would like sentences that are not written in a way that Americans would often write. Do you prefer British English (or some other dialect)? ALso, it sounds like you are talking about 2 different problems, each

The problem is that I have been focusing on American English, but I have realized that I need British English too (or other varieties, generally speaking), and that neglecting other varieties would be a stupid thing to do. My lack of

Thanks for your replies. So in everyday speech past perfect isn't necessery? Is it only used in written and formal (for example novels, TV news etc.) english? Is it true that it's used more often in british english? Im Polish and in my

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In British English we can say: I prefer you to come by yourself would be fine, to make a general point about your present preferences - I prefer you to come would be odd. Most people would say, talking of the future, I'd prefer you to come or

How do I pronounce "Dude"? Are "Dyude" or "Dood" both valid or Only "Dood" is the right way of saying? This question comes into my mind because words like "Stupid" is pronounced as

I'm having a terrible dispute with my French colleague here and he just won't listen to me, so I really need your help, for he said he would accept you as an authority. In British English, if something happens and you are talking about it

Language teachers, could you tell us about some ways in which you are providing "learners with the tools to cope with 'real-life' communication ..."? Here in my country, they don't. And I heard it's so in most other

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Thank you very much for the help, friend! But it would be shall for I and we if we considered British English, wouldn't it? Best wishes, Anon.