Born and raised in Michigan (USA), I have spent 12 years in Europe. The first two years I stayed in a dormitory in the Sundgauallee in FREIBURG, Germany. I commuted from there by train to Titisee where I worked in two different souvenir shops over

Hi MG, I'm one who edits out unnecessary words. If a word does not help the sound or sense of a sentence, then why put it in? I understand that you will hear the sounds of English words together in a sentence differently from me and i

According to the grammarian who corrected the original text (a native speaker) So you're saying that the grammarian in question is a native speaker. Of British or American English?

This is my take: "A couple" can mean: Two persons considered as joined together, as a married or engaged pair, lovers, or dance partners: They make a handsome couple. Any two persons considered together. "A

Coyotes are more than clever. They are also very adaptable. Unlike other animals whose numbers are declining because their (1)__C__ habitats are shrinking, coyotes are actually increasing in number. One reason they are thriving while other animals

Hello! I'm writing a letter of motivation to our local office for international relations. So I have to convince them to accept me and to arrange an exchange with an American university. This is a very raw version but I would appreciate it if

1 Pushing your dentist appointment back a month will not only affect the alignment of your teeth but you'll be pushing the end day of treatment back a month. The less you tighten the braces the less staight your teeth become in a shorter

In American English, both are considered correct. In fact, "beat" seems to be more popular than "beaten" in common conversational English. , ,'res','1','','0CAcQFjAA')"

i've got to do something or i've got a sore throat... these are examples of bad grammar slipping into american slang. Sorry, Anon, but the expression "have got to do something" (meaning "must do something") is quite

First lesson: In American English, we capitalize "I" and "American" and "English". We don't use capital letters in the middle of words. And we spell out "please." Okay, I realize you are asking for help