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Hi.My name is Steve Collins and I have been teaching English in London for twenty years. I'm not sure, but my book Practical Everyday English with CD will be able to help you if your level is upper intermediate or advanced. It is particularly useful for those wishing to be fluent in British...

Frankly, I prefer British English rather than American English. In my point of view, the former one is formal and traditional. The latter one contains lots of proverb that has enormous local color. Besides, I don’t like the conversation speed either, it is too fast. Therefore, I would choose...

Marius Hancu wrote: Goodman wrote: Can i say: It is essential that we be informed of your plans. Yes! Help him understand - OkIt is essential that we should be informed of your plans. We insist that he must be on time There are those who use modal in subjunctive which in my opinion is...

I can confirm that accounting is an American word. We will need a British English speaker to address the use of the word "accountancy." And PLEASE do not respond with 14 citations from dictionaries showing that it's a word. It's not used in the U.S. in everyday conversation.

Grammar Geek wrote:I go home, and I stay home, and I am home.Certainly, with motion involved, there's no preposition: I went home, I ran home, I returned home... Hi GGThat's certainly always true. However, especially in literary style and in upper-class British English there is a tendency to...

Even on the pages of this forum you will find different opinions about the usage of may and might. The following are my personal feelings on the subject. Note that these are from the point of view of American English, and you may want to wait for further comments regarding British...

Bokeh wrote:Hi Teleostomi,According to "Everyday Grammar - Oxford - ISBN 0-19-280116-3":will/shallSometimes it is not clear whether one should use "shall" or "will".The rule of traditional grammar is as follows: Normally use "shall" with "I" and "we". Use will with all other persons. Reverse...

Hi Teleostomi,According to "Everyday Grammar - Oxford - ISBN 0-19-280116-3":will/shallSometimes it is not clear whether one should use "shall" or "will".The rule of traditional grammar is as follows:Normally use "shall" with "I" and "we". Use will with all other persons.Reverse this for emphasis,...

Also, for Kooyeen: "The following extract from an informal, casual conversation illustrates several of the important features of informal spoken grammar. The features are used regularly by speakers of British English across different regions and contexts of use and by speakers of different ages,...

Vincent Teo wrote:Thanks. but, my friends told me that "pudding" can be used in "countable" and "uncountable". So, that makes me blur.Yes, it is countable in British English and uncountable in American English. And the main reason is that "pudding" does not have the same meaning in British...