Hi, 'Brackets' is a term used in British English. Best wishes, Clive

During ellen's three mounths at sea MacAurther negotiated deadly icebergs, gigantic waves and gale force winds. She enduredthe freezing cold of the antarctic and suffered the bilstering heat of the windless doldrums. Racing conditions ment

I didn't say that in BrE one has to use 'apologise'; I just said that the spelling occurs in BrE. American usage accepts only aplogize, while British usage accepts both. Consistency is key. The following is taken from the

In British English, the first would be considered incorrect. 'Yet' means that you are talking about a time period that extends right up to the present moment, so it is the unfinished past - present perfect is required. 'I

Either way, language evolves with time. There has been much of a debate over which English is the peoper English: the British or the American English? Commonwealth nations learn British English and would tend to favour (favor) the British language

The oxford comma is usually omitted in BrE because a listing comma already represents 'and' or 'or'. 'He likes apples and oranges and grapes' becomes 'He likes apples, oranges and grapes' -- among a few other

Smarter people than I have not answered you yet; so, I shall have a go. Here in the United States, probably everyone would construe "competition" as singular. E.g., "The competition in this field is fierce." Of course, English

So, I've been invited to interview at the UN in Vienna in their Communications section as an Editor. One of their major requirements is that the incumbent speak English as their "native" language. I'm native born American; so I

In British English we'd normally say 'at school' when we were there as a pupil, as well as when we worked there. We would only be 'in' school when we were physically in the building, either as a pupil or a teacher - "I was

Hi, 1-This isn't a one-size-fits-all classroom course: Can you explain this? It means, this is not a fixed course, it is changeable? Same meaning? It means that the teacher gives each student different help, based on the needs of that