By British English, American English

"We worked hard so that we saved a lot." -- this sounds odd to me, and I don't think it's something I would ever say. I guess it would have to mean "We worked hard in order to save a lot". ("We worked hard, so we saved a lot.", which means "We worked...

So American English is 'as of' whilst British English is 'as from'. A quick search on the internet gives that people tend to use 'as of' in Australia. You got that right. PBF

Actually folks, you are confusing a variation in British spelling with the variation between British and American English. The -ize ending is a variant of British English spelling preferred by the Oxford University Press (and I believe until recent years by The Times). Hence it appears as the...

It seems that American English has the 'got' there, as in 'I haven't got the foggiest idea'. I guess it's more British English to omit the 'got'.

I don't fully understand the question. You have them lettered as if there is supposed to be a correct answer, but no context or directions to base a decision on. So, I will just comment on each.a. Might be ok in British English, but I never use this in American English.b. I use this one 90%...

Heh, I know in the UK there are lots of interesting accents. Some people drop this, skip that, shift vowels here, put glottal stops there... Different accent in different places, different social groups, different age groups... It's so in the US too, and in other countries too, I guess....

Yes, there are regional variations in American English. Do you know which accent is chosen by MW as the reference in the pronunciation keys. Is it General American?My problem is that, as I have mentioned before, they are indeed denoted differently in British English. The first one is a simple...

Ah, I didn't know you used British English... Since you mentioned Merriam-Webster, I thought you wanted to use American English.No, I don't think so, and it's what I've tried to explain so far. Just because a certain symbol is used, doesn't mean it has to sound exactly the...

Thanks again for your patience in explaining that to me. I think I know what you are talking about. This also happens for the length of vowels before voiceless consonants vs voiced consonants, e.g. bat vs bad. Yes, you are right, the vowel quality is often affected by the following...

Cool article Barb! Yeah right, Lana, LOL! A Chinese said so! Did you ever find an American who started learning Chinese after high school and said... "Oh, yeah, it's so simple!" Pretty much impossible! Seriously, my opinion is that English is already an international language and...