By American English, Grammar

Grammar Geek wrote: And Kooyeen is learning American English, so he was spot on. Hi, GG. Would you shed some light on "so he was spot on?" That's Greek to me.

Grammar Geek wrote:As an American English user, I would use "are" for all of those.In BrE 'are' is used.

I agree with Grammar Geek, rather than Anonymous # 1 or Anonymous # 2. To me, "purse" and handbag" are synonymous; neither one is smaller than the other. If you want to indicate something tiny that just holds coins you would call it a coin purse. If you want to talk about something smaller...

The following comes from a test done a few days ago. We were on vacation at my parents' place in Phoenix, glad to be away from the bitter Edmonton winter. Our two boys, in their early teens, were demanding of everyone's time and attention. When it was suggested we (A) to the shopping...

Vincent Teo wrote: By the way, where you from? are you an expert in grammar? Which English do you use? Ame or Bri Eng? Hi Vincent, If you look at our posts, you can see where we are from. On the left, it says I am from Pennsylvania, USA. My signature line says "American English" and in...

I use British English. Grammar Geek uses American English. We seem to agree on this point, however.

Hello, I hope I'm writing in the right place. I would like to ask if somebody know this book "Fundamentals of English Grammar" by Betty Schrampfer Azar. I found it at home, I bought it fifteen or even more years ago. It seems allright, but I was wandering if it' s more likely based on American...

Kooyeen wrote: Yoong Liat wrote:Umm, I'm sorry, but I still think we have to be careful when reading grammar books. Michael Swan is a native speaker (I think), yet you'll find some confusing and misleading stuff in his grammar book (at least if you are more interested in American English than...

Yoong Liat wrote:We shouldn't condemn grammmar and English usage books, but we should choose wisely. Buy those written by native speakers and you shouldn't encounter such problems.Umm, I'm sorry, but I still think we have to be careful when reading grammar books. Michael Swan is a native speaker...

Hi,I too have been looking for someting like that! I don't know how many books of this kind there are, but I guess there aren't really a lot, compared to the number grammar books available. Plus, I guess if a student is interested in American English, they'll probaly find less material."English...