In Numbers^x, British English^x

Hmm.. Luigio, you are right! It IS spelt like that in other countries! Well done!!! There's a big BIG world out there to explore, and rather a lot more countries use British English than use American. This is what askoxford.com has to...

Casi wrote: By the by, "might" and "may" do not carry the same meanings in British English and American English. Could that be the reason or at least one of the reasons your opinions differ? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I doubt that very much, Casi, as Jim is as seriously confused as Mr P. I'd be...

British English American English Adopt nominate air hostess flight attendant bad form bad manners Bedsitter studio apartment Bellpush doorbell Bill check (restaurant payments), invoice Billion trillion bin liner trash bag Biscuit cracker, cookie Blower telephone Bonnet hood (of a...

From Merriam Webster's: AIN'T Etymology: contraction of are not 1 : am not : are not : is not 2 : have not : has not 3 : do not : does not : did not -- used in some varieties of Black English Usage: Although widely disapproved as nonstandard and more common in the habitual speech of the less...

1. "Worse" is the comparative of "bad" while "worst" is the superlative. bad-worse-the worst His new movie is worse than his last. Your cooking is getting worse! (compared to before) Among his movies, the newest one is the worst. This is the worst of all! 2. I'm reproducing Taiwandave's post...

Hello MoH In British English, some people use 'glide absorption', and some people don't. It varies from region to region and social group to social group. In standard 'BBC' pronunciation, for instance, you would be unlikely to hear it. But it usually features prominently in a strong East...

I'm an actor, I'm going to start learning some accents just so I have them in my bag of tricks. I was going to start with a single British one, then move on to other countries/accents, then just keep learning more. What would be a good general British one to start with? Is there a dialect...

The parking lot can park a lot of cars. Your focus on "can" is throwing you off the track. The problem lies with the verb "park". "park" is the verb which requires an animate agent, not "can"! A parking lot ('car park' in British English) cannot move the car into a parking space. That is why...

Maj, your unceasing interest in the English language exceeds by far almost all of us here. I sure admire your enthusiasm! Gorilla and guerrilla are the two words that have the same pronunciation, and I find no variations either in American or in British English. Since I can't have IPA,...

Grammaticaly, number two is more acceptable, but I am sure British English accepts the first one, at least in spoken form: Have you a dog? yes, I have. Have you a pen? No, I haven't.