First of all, thanks for your contributions! So ... British English speakers also use "skip"? All of the six dictionaries for learners of which I take physical possession were published after the year 2004. It just so happened that all

Hi, I booked my place on the long-distance bus for the next day. This is British English, not American English. In the US it's called a bus. In England if it is a local service it's a bus. If it travels further afield, it's a coach.

Hi, I agree with Clive's posting, it should be "She asked where her umbrella was." However, in British English, the other way is fine too, especially if you would like it to sound more formal. You would often read it this way in

Where I live, all the students are taught what my book advises. However, let's agree to disagree.    As for Longman Dictionary, besides the example you cited, I've found another example that is different from other dictionaries. The word

Where I live, all the students are taught what my book advises. However, let's agree to disagree.   As for Longman Dictionary, besides the example you cited, I've found another example that is different from other dictionaries. The word

Both suggest stilted business language. I'd say in regard to , with regard to or as regards were all correct, but I'd prefer to say regarding , if I wanted to strike that particular note. I think in regards to is unidiomatic in British

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Hello! I was reading Working Christmas Day by Victoria Schlintz in Chicken Soup for the Nurse's Soul . I was triage nurse that day and had just been out to the waiting room to clean up. Since there were no patients waiting to be seen at the

Yes, but you and I use only a minor and unimportant dialect of English called "British English". Californians, I am informed, use proper 'English' as spoken by every citizen of the USofA, which differs considerably than British

Hello, -- 1. Do you think they opened the doors? They may have done. 2. I've just got a good idea. 3.He has a bookshop in the High Street. -- These sentence, according to the inquirer , are written in British English. How to make them