So as MrPernikety said, both are ok, and "of" can be left out in informal American English (and maybe in British English too, but I'm not sure). Yeah, I remember Amy's advice. If my memory serves me right, she advised me to

Hi, quoted from Merriam-Webster's Learner's Dictionary (http://www.learnersdictionary.com): a couple informal 1 : two or a few of something Note: In informal U.S. English, a couple can be used like a couple of before a plural noun. Ex: I

Sorry I could not resist!!! You should avoid mixing American English.. Not to mix

Philip, Thanks. What is the common expression in American English? I thought I answered that in my previous answer. Is there something I could explain better?

Philip, Thanks. What is the common expression in American English?

Dear friend, while there exists such a word combination ( ie, mentality level ), its use is extremely rare - once in 400 million words, as shown by the Corpus of Contemporary American English, at least. In your example, the word mentality most

In American English, both are considered correct. In fact, "beat" seems to be more popular than "beaten" in common conversational English. I have a feeling that 'beaten' is used more when there is a physical

In American English, both are considered correct. In fact, "beat" seems to be more popular than "beaten" in common conversational English. , ,'res','1','','0CAcQFjAA')"

Dear friend, * London is different of Hong Kong - incorrect; London is different from/to Hong Kong - correct; *In Argentina, Christmas celebrations are completely different as the ones in England - incorrect; In Argentina, Christmas celebrations

He means towards is British English, while toward is American English. Hi, I hear a lot of US born "native speakers" of English add the "s," but in the forties, when I was in "grammar school," they gave us 'ell