So as MrPernikety said, both are ok, and "of" can be left out in informal American English (and maybe in British English too, but I'm not sure). Yeah, I remember Amy's advice. If my memory serves me right, she advised me to

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

Dear friend, both a correct, but the first option is generally more common among British English speakers. The choice of the pronoun largely depends on your intention: if you wish to speak of a class as a number of individuals, you should resort

In British English, the first would be considered incorrect. 'Yet' means that you are talking about a time period that extends right up to the present moment, so it is the unfinished past - present perfect is required. 'I

Do not use "u" for "you" except when reducing the number of letters typed is of paramount importance. The word "I" is always capitalised. " I asked you for your number because I thought we were

In British English, "shall" is not dead, but in everyday and conversational use it's simplest to (almost)always use "will". "shall" tends to have a formal or old-fashioned feel to it. There are allegedly

Read the article found in the following site http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_alphabet . The article is mainly talking about British English Alphabet. The pronunciation is in the form of phonetic symbols. When they are talking about other

Hi Hohhot! I'm glad to see a Mongolian from Inner Mongolia here. I'm from the independent Mongolia. And I've been to the Inner Mongolian border city, Erenhot, en route to Beijing. I heard people speaking Inner Mongolian there and it

To me, a "pier" is, strictly speaking, a structure built out over the water on stilts, whereas a "wharf" is a structure built on the shore. But I guess this counts as "essentially the same thing". I'd