Hi, Some years ago, my British teacher marked as wrong my closing sentence in a letter (FCE level) to a friend. I had witten " Please write me soon ." I was then taught that British and American English differ on this (... write you

Hi Bettina We also use the uncontracted form in American English, but the uncontracted form tends to sound more formal, and as you mentioned, may often sound clumsy in spoken English. By the way, did you notice that one of the sources I linked

Possible answers: (1) No. (2) No, she hasn't. (3) No, she doesn't have a boyfriend. (American English)

KK is based on the A Pronouncing Dictionary of American English, which was written by John S. Kenyon & Thomas A. Knotts. So, KK stands for the last names of both of the people who wrote this dictionary. As for IPA and KK, there are only a few

You are deferring to an archived NYTimes article from 1894! In current American English, a patient who has been admitted for an overnight (or longer) stay is usually referred to as "in the hospital." Doctors work at the hospital. A

That explanation is more germane to British English, and it seems satisfactory. Most collective nouns are treated invariably as singular nouns in American English. CJ

TinyPixie, you are absolutely correct about the use of these prepositions, but there exists one nuance that you should take into consideration. Thus, on is used for giving phone numbers in British English, eg : Call us on 0800 0900017 , while at

While and whilst are conjunctions whose primary meaning is "during the time that". An example is: The days were hot while we were on vacation. I read a magazine whilst I was waiting. While and whilst can nowadays legitimately be

Hi, I booked my place on the long-distance bus for the next day. This is British English, not American English. In the US it's called a bus. In England if it is a local service it's a bus. If it travels further afield, it's a coach.