The Indian Minister of State for External Affairs, Shashi Tharoor (author of ‘The Great Indian Novel’) was in the eye ... never be a reference to actual individuals. What does the group feel could be the possible connotations of this phrase?

Hi , Could you please tell me which one is more common among native speakers? 1) I've always been in her bad books. I say and hear this sometimes. It seems quite ordibary tovme. Perhaps it's a British English expression. 2)

What is 'the/a short end of the deal'? -- the disadvantageous side. Does this date expression 7/5 mean 7th of May? -- Or the 5th of July. No matter what any style guide tells you, there will always be confused readers if you use numerals only.

What is 'the/a short end of the deal'? Does this date expression 7/5 mean 7th of May? Is there any difference in British English and American English? Thank you for your help.

Don't worry: native speakers don't agree on prepositions, either. Some say in/on an elevator; some say in/on a chair; and in California, you stand IN line, but in New York you stand ON line. Furthermore, there are some differences between

Thanks. As far as I know "Do you have ..." is American whereas "Have you got ..." is British English.

No difference in British English. In american Englisg a jumper is a different type of garment - I think what we would call a pinafore.

Hello Superblack, The expressions Here... be in British English and There... be in American English with a personal pronoun as subject are used without inversion because there are no reasons for it - it is not a question like Where are you? ,

Hi Anon, BrE = British English.

Hello, dont you prounce the word café with the stress on the first syllable in British English? thanks