Hi Zazzex The following should enable to understand Mr Wordy's reply. Please note that in British English, it should be: There is a cat and a dog. Below is the information extracted from two books on English usage. The first book

Fewer students have played truant since the new system was implemented. It's common construction with using Present Perfect in one clause and Past Simple in since-clause. It has been ages since I saw him. __ In sentence with since we

Hi Sitifan I hope you will find the following helpful.  Please note that in British English, it should be: There is a cat and a dog. Below is the information extracted from two books on English usage. The first book is on British

Please note that in British English, it should be: There is a cat and a dog. Below is the information extracted from two books on English usage. The first book is on British English usage, the second on American English usage. The

Hi Ugur The following might interest you.  Please note that in British English, it should be: There is a cat and a dog. Below is the information extracted from two books on English usage. The first book is on British English usage, the second on

The only thing people agree on seems to be that different from is correct. As Kooyeen said, different than is common in the USA. Different to is used in Britain. This is what the Random House Unabridged Dictionary says about different : —

In a resume, when referring to the experience acquired in an institution you used to work for, do you say PREVIOUS OR PRIOR institution

Yoong Liat I agree with you, but what can we quote as sources for this idea. I need "Proof in pudding", or I'll have pudding in face :-))   Below is the information extracted from two books on English usage. The first book is on

. Both different from and different than are acceptable. Here's a Canadian perspective (University of Victoria): "Different from" is the more accurate and acceptable form: "Apples are different from oranges," "He was

The formal rule say to use he, his, and him . These are treated as non-gendered, so they mean he or she , and so on. Everyone has his own fingerprint that makes him unique. I have heard of teachers using she, her, her in a class of all women, but