The point I am trying to make is that Standard American and Standard British English are two different (if only slightly different) things and whilst a student may at some stage (and I am inclined to think it should be later rather than earlier)

It should therefore be corrected to reflect whichever variety it is that is being taught. The point is that no particular variety may be preferred. A Finn would find it extremely strange that a teacher should teach only British or American

(Film would be even better as it is English rather than movie which is American English Hi Dave -- at first I thought you were arbitrarily saying the British English is "better" than American Enlglish -- then I realized you were just

Dear friends, just a small remark on the subject. While the forms are interchangeable, using simple past is still considered a feature of American English, and one is more likely to hear the simple perfect counterpart in educated British English.

In 1960 I got the impression that Mr. Jones' dog is common in American English and Mr Jones's dog is preferred in British English. According to British logic Socrates' dog would be preferable to Socrates's dog , though. CB

There may be differences here between American and British English. In British English, "I don't feel very well" (when referring to one's health) is a natural and very common form of words. There is no sense (that I've ever

In British English, words like "group", "team" etc. can take either singular or plural verbs, depending on whether the thing is viewed as a single entity or as a collection of individual entities. In this instance, I would more

Both is and are are acceptable after many words that are grammatically singular but are made up of many people. American English prefers the singular verb forms whereas the plural is very common in British English. As a matter of fact, I don't

What are the rules for: They demanded that he do the job well? Why isn't it they demanded that he does the job well? Hi Your first sentence is in the subjunctive mood, which is often used to express wishes,

(a) He has football practice . (b) He has Math and Science tutoring . (c) He attends music lessons. (d) He goes for Science tutoring. Perhaps 'tuition' in that sense is British English, but in American English, 'tuition' normally means the money