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Yes. Within this group of expressions, the only one that differs significantly when American and British English are compared is "to hospital", which doesn't occur in American English, because at the time of the founding of the country there was only one hospital. So if a person "went to the...

Well, well! We learn something new every day! In American English "I met with" would typically be followed only by expressions such as "my boss", "the students", "the committee investigating the peculiarities of British English", and similar structures.

Thank you for your explanation. I heard the expression "Good morning, glory" on some TV show, I guess, and I wanted to know if it's a common expression. American English is fine. I'm not familiar with British English either. Thanks again.

Good morning, Woodcutter! You're right - I would not have answered so categorically if I had suspected that the other variant was British. However, you must admit (well, at least I must point out) that your answer was no less categorical than mine, and at least I identified which variant of...

Woodcutter: Who would you expect to write the scripts for Hollywood movies? I answered the question according to common American usage. My signature line clearly indicates that I can only say "what sounds right in American English." When I saw that your answer was the opposite, I asked if it...

The situation seems more illogical in American English, perhaps! I can also accept the argument that in AmE "got" in the "has got"="has" idiom is so idiomatic and particular to that very expression and no other that it almost ceases to have the status of a past participle.

The verb "sport" does not occur much in American English. Maybe it's more of a British expression. To me, "to frolic" is also a rather rarely heard verb. "playing on the lawn" and "teasing their victim" are the most usual phrases among those you suggest. CJ

There is no quick way of describing this situation in Brit English Interestingly cool, Nona. Would BrE have caterways or caterwise? (I'm not sure if they're all that common today in North American English.) Source: www.wordlwidewords.org It has lots of variant forms, such as...

1. Use of present perfect tense and simple past tense Speakers of American English generally use the present perfect tense (have/has + past participle) far less than speakers of British English. In spoken American English it is very common to use the simple past tense as an alternative in...