By British English, Grammar

Dear all, This is Will. Could anyone help me to realize difference between British and American English? (In pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, ..). Thanks

Hello again, Zara.Thank you for your very kind words. Just as you say that I have given you encouragement, so I must say that you in turn have encouraged me to continue giving some of my time to help you and others here on this forum.Strangely enough, I have never taught English before. I study...

Hi Grammar Geek, Have you noticed that what you call an 'early 20th century rich'-accent has quite a lot in common with British English RP?

Hi Nef, Once again, please forgive me for quoting you in a clumsy way. This also makes learning English so exciting; you need to learn British English, Canadian English, Caribbean English, Nigerian English, Australian English... You have a lot more energy than I do, but that's good. I...

It's not exactly an idiom since I just made it up on the spur of the moment, based on another idiom. The original idiom is cross the pond. pond means the Atlantic Ocean. -- I heard that the Jones family are going to Europe next summer. -- Really? Have they ever crossed the pond...

Grammar Geek wrote:If you just did something a second ago, you use "just." If you did a while ago, you use "already." Example: I say to you, "Don't forget to feed the dog." If you fed the dog a few minutes ago, you answer, "I just did." If you fed the dog a few hours ago, you answer, "I...

Grammar Geek wrote: You know, there is no SINGLE American accent. I've heard people who sound like a squawking goose lodged in their throat who are born-and-bred American speakers, and many more people with lovely enunciation. The same with British English. Good point. Although I deeply...

Grammar Geek wrote:I haven't read through all the pages on this topic, but has anyone commented on how NON-homogeneous UK and US English is? It's not like there's one "British English" or one "American English" unless you're been to broadcasting school. Someone from Yorkshire and someone from...

Hello Anon I would accept both versions: 1. I spelt "grammar" wrong. ] "Wrong" acts as an object complement, and modifies "grammar" , i.e. the word "grammar" is wrong. 2. I spelt "grammar" wrongly. ] "Wrongly" is an adverb, and modifies "spelt", i.e. the manner of spelling is wrong. As for...

Anonymous wrote: I would consider this not only poor grammar, but highly stilted and inferior in all but the most colloquial of circumstances. Hello Anon Further to Mister M's explanation, I can confirm that the double possessive is alive and well in British English. You may find it in...