As a native English speaker, born and living in England, I'd like to confirm that both 'while' and 'whilst' are in common usage in the UK and the previous replies more than adequately describe how to use them. However, as some

I want to improve my e nglish accent and reduce gram m atical mistakes in my e nglish. How can I improve my accent? Before working on improving your accent and grammatical errors, there are few suggestions you may want to consider.

I've happened upon a Web site that looks like it should be really helpful to anyone who's interested in the ... wondered why they hadn't included American in the list. Aren't there a significant number of American English speakers

The Brits do indeed have a problem with 'gotten'. Shakespeare ... quibbles about 'got/gotten' can only be classified as misbegotten -:) Well, Americans went one way on "gotten," the British went another. I've spent

I'd love to learn better French, but I can never find the accents on the keyboard. (Alt) + 0192 = À (Alt) + 0194 =  (Alt) + 0199 = Ç If you are using the Windows™ Operating System, the extended ascii character set can also be

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Must share this - I have (really, really) just received ... am ignorant on these matters: any guesses or references ?? I strongly doubt that any English user of any century would have used English those ways. I suspect the text was written by a

Well, I went overboard again, but this one was rather fun. I would be willing to bet, Ching, that you know that occasionally, non-native speakers with a smattering of UK/US language skills do their best to advertise that fact to their advantage,

Can anyone recommend any good books or other resources on regional dialects, their usage and evolution? I am particularly interested in the East Midlands/Leicestershire area. Forgive my ignorance, but can anyone name a few English dialects? We

My sister reckons an oik is an oik, however blue ... tend to agree, but this may be a specialized usage. And in some palaeo-New York City accents an oik is an Erk! I wish you could work IIRC in there. "An oik is an Erk, IIRC."