By British English, Negatives

Thank you, Barbara.The newspaper is an English newspaper in Hong Kong. They use British English. It's the first time ever I see this word. Having read what you said, I really don't know if it is meant to be satirical because the news is about something negative.

Hi,here are my comments, quick comments. The first thing that comes to my mind...1- Why English is the most predominant language nowadays? Why has it become a global language? Because most companies that deal with technology or software are in the US. Technology and science = English. 2-Many...

Milky wrote: I have agreed that certain BE speaking individuals do not follow the must subjective/have to objective line and that their use may be either regional, idiolectic, or influenced by AE use. This is like saying "All swans are white, except the ones that are black. Nonetheless, all...

british english uses have got. Ame english uses have. fox example: I have got two brothers. if i use "have got" in a negative sentence, which one is right? I haven't got a pen with(on ?) me I haven't got any pen with(on ?) me or others better? Thx

Hi Anon, You asked: i was just wondering how most native speakers (preferably americans) pronounce words with "eg" like egg, beg, negative, and what-not. In the words you mentioned "eg" is pronounced /eg/ in British English RP as well as in General American English. There are some words...

In British English it usually implies "to react explosively in a negative way". MrP

The negative of let's is formed in three ways: let's not, which is widely used; don't let's, which is chiefly found in British English; and let's don't, which is an Americanism. Merriam-Webster's Concise Dictionary of English Usage, 2002

This MAY help: a) May or might (permission): May I see your passport, please? May I open the window? Might I use your bathroom? (especially in British English) Can I help you?; May I help you? (Can I help and am I allowed to help?). You may go now (=you are allowed to go). May I help...

%He isn't ill, isn't he? The above sentence is quoted from The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language, Cambridge University Press 2002. The symbol % indicates the status of the following example: He hadn't many friends. According to the second edition of Practical English Usage,...

Practical English Usage by Michael Swan (Oxford University Press) says....." many... can be modified by... very. Very many is used mostly in questions and negatives." I would add that it is also used in answers, and for emphasis. "Have you had many boyfriends?" "Well, not very many!" So,...