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

Hi, can I say "don´t forget to pack a pair of warm hot trousers?" warm trousers - Good for cold weather hot trousers - Sounds like they make you uncomfortable. Perhaps they make you sweat. Better take them off and put on

It depends on whom you ask. I'm sure nearly all Americans would use a comma after May 29 and probably the majority of Britons too. However, some British newspapers such as The Guardian have a dislike for commas in dates and write the date as

They're all correct, Anon. The word gotten is generally used as the past participle of the verb "get" in American English, and got is used as the past participle in British English. Thus your first sentence seems to be AmE, and the

Hi, A small further comment. I should have written you sooner. Sounds like American English to me. I should have written to you sooner. British English. Clive

It's not "Football"! Football is the sports with strong men and, well, footballs. Soccer is "Fussball" or "Foodbal" in english, closer to the german word! I'm English but most of the time I don't have a

The only way to hear a difference is listening to contrasting pairs, in my opinion. Minimal pairs, you know. Beat - bit fool - full etc. If you have such major problems, then maybe you could start with an accent reduction course. For American

What is 'the/a short end of the deal'? -- the disadvantageous side. Does this date expression 7/5 mean 7th of May? -- Or the 5th of July. No matter what any style guide tells you, there will always be confused readers if you use numerals only.

What is 'the/a short end of the deal'? Does this date expression 7/5 mean 7th of May? Is there any difference in British English and American English? Thank you for your help.