(1) There are many island nations, e. g., Japan, Iceland, the Philippines, etc. (2) Mr. Smith is very wealthy, i. e., rich. (3) There are many island nations ( e. g., Japan....). (4) Mr. Smith is wealthy (i. e., rich). (5) There are many island

Only sick can be used attributively, in other words, before a noun: a sick person. In British English, sick is often used to refer to nausea or other rather mild problems with one's health while ill denotes something serious which may require

Pleasehelp: Many usage experts explain that "public" takes a singular verb in American English; a plural verb in British English. You will also notice this with other words, such as "government."

For British English all ok except: 1-4th 6 - 2nd (1st is for the noun) 11 - 3rd 18 - 3rd 19 - 3rd

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Hi, I can't understand this passage from a biography: Bismarck, who was RUNNING HIMSELF IN as minister-president and had his hands full, was quite happy to allow them (to rage). What do the capitalized words mean? Thank you for any guidance

I can't understand this passage from a biography: Bismarck, who was RUNNING HIMSELF IN as minister-president and had his hands full, was quite happy to allow them (to rage). What do the capitalized words mean? Thank you for any guidance that

It's not "Football"! Football is the sports with strong men and, well, footballs. Soccer is "Fussball" or "Foodbal" in english, closer to the german word! I'm English but most of the time I don't have a

Hello, may I know more about the Spanish English in England? What is the difference of pronounciation and phonetic between the Spanish English with the British English? And do the Spanish English in England is much different than those in US?

Basically, people tell time with pretty much the same way in the US as it is in Britain. If you are having high tea in London and someone asked you what time it was, you may either say: "quarter past 3 " or simply "it's