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These punctuation marks (the British call them inverted commas) come in two forms, double and single. The double quotation marks (opening “ and closing ”) are used to enclose the words of a direct quotation: She said, “I’ll never see you again.” (They are never used in indirect quotation: She...

I am very talented with accents, but I have had to accept the fact that I am getting older and the ability to imitate an accent is diminishing. I am a native speaker of standard mid-western American English (considered to be accent free in the US). I speak Spanish with several regional accents,...

Nona The Brit wrote:American English's point of view would be incorrect. A version of English can't have an opinion of its own; it's not an intelligent entity but just a language. Nona, I got your point. Now there is another problem. GG wrote: ''Barbara, who gives answers from the American...

American English's point of view would be incorrect. A version of English can't have an opinion of its own; it's not an intelligent entity but just a language.

Grammar Geek wrote:Jackson, I have to be honest. Asking a teacher for an autograph, with the intention of framing it for your room, sounds rather obsessive. I'm having a hard time thinking how to ask for that without sounding like a stalker. Hi GG, I have checked the meaning of stalker. I...

Hi, everybody! Maybe I should have started with "well," but I can ensure you that I'm the original poster, while this guy Anonymous wrote: Well, I have a half-finished game of noughts and crosses tattooed on my forehead. If you do too, then I guess... is not (but I found his/her post...

To tell you the truth, I've never heard any foreigner (unless they learned English when they were very young, or had lived in an English speaking country for at least a decade, and had extensive, and personalized accent coaching) ever be able to pull off either an American or British accent....

Kalehpook1 wrote:Hi Everyone, I am wondering that if there is any mistakes with the following sentence: Dissatisfied with the service at the restraunt, the meal really was not enjoyable. One of my friends thinks that there is something wrong with adjective caluse in this sentence. Is that...

I have to write several papers and articles (in american english) but my composition skills are not that good. I can produce the origal content in basic english (which is pretty boring to read) ; however, I need some help in reorganizing / reconstructing sentences/ paragraphs etc to make the...

I have to write several papers and articles (in american english) but my composition skills are not that good. I can produce the origal content in basic english (which is pretty boring to read) ; however, I need some help in reorganizing / reconstructing sentences/ paragraphs etc to make the...