By British English, Constructions

Hi Tanit,I guess it can be both depending on the construction....http://www.thefreedictionary.com/likelylikely Adjective 1. tending or inclined: likely to win 2. probable: the likely effects of the tunnel 3. appropriate for a purpose or activity: a likely candidate Adverb 1. probably or...

In British English 'has got' can be used as an alternative to 'has' so the meaning is a straightforward 'he is in possession of a gun'. I think US English avoids the use of the 'have got' construction.

Hi Monalisatuan, Could you give us other common versions? Do you accept the original? HOW FAR OFF FINISHING BUILDING THIS HOUSE ARE YOU? Thanks, - A.

Hi all, As far as I know ,HOW FAR OFF FINISHING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIS HOUSE ARE WE ? is quite natural in British English . Kind regards

It may be useful to think about the next variety of English that is improving and spreading very fast. I am talking about English as an official language used in the European Union. Most of EU documents are being published in English but I feel that this English slightly differs from the British...

Hi Teo I hope the following will be helpful. In BrE, 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 Right Word at the Right Time'...

JaCKo__007 wrote: A coma question! I've found that American based writers use commas after 'i.e.', but what of it in British English and does it then apply to eg. as well? Does a comma go after i.e. or e.g.? Both abbreviations i.e. and e.g. are preceded by a mark of punctuation, usually a...

Nona The Brit wrote:In British English nouns such as 'team' can be treated as either plural or singular.Nona, I think this is more a question of your ear being accustomed to this type of construction rather than it being good grammar. To me, also a British native, it is unacceptable. Nona The...

Temico wrote:"I met with an accident" is typical British English and it means, "I was INVOLVED in an accident." Well, this is new to me. Typically, in the context of "accident", we, in the US, would say something like: So and so was involved in an accident, or got into an automobile accident...

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