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

It's Merriam Webster Collegiate for native speakers of American English, and Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English and Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary for ESL students. The most complete in the world (but also unnecessarily

The problem isn’t producing an R-sound, I can produce the retroflex approximant easily and well, but it seems impossible to produce the r-sound demonstrated here on the page of the University of Iowa:

Leaving Certificate Exam is an exam that you have to take after high/secondary school in Ireland. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaving_certificate I just want to know if the structure of the sentence is ok. "I passed English

In British English, I would choose the same, Fandorin. But American English is less certain. "They met at the university" would be more commonly preferred.

<No. I believe 99.9% of Americans wouldn't even know what you are talking about, so their brains are intact.> Really? Some might disagree with you on that: The Elements of Style (1918) ( aka Strunk & White ), by William

I can only answer from the viewpoint of American English. pupil is not used much anymore, no. My grandfather may have used that term, but I don't. We almost always say student instead. ______ The word should be spelled indefinite , not

I took these words from Practical English Usage: reactions: It’s surprising that she should… Should is also used in subordinate clauses after words expressing personal judgements and reactions, especially to facts which are already known

Thanks, Nona! I forgot about the subtle differences in the word "holiday". In American English, this word is used for days the government (national or state) has approved as annual non-working days. I think you all call these "bank