Re: 'I am undeer the impression that 'honor' is spelled "honour" in british english. Is that so?' Yes it is, but do also check your basic spelling: 1. under (not undeer) 2. B ritish (not british)

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 again. Sorry for the delay. I was distracted by a horrendously written online encyclopedia. But, anyway . . . "This guy is a burglar! A wrong 'un in pants in the heart of Brazil." Wrong 'un means a person of bad character

American-English was British-English, except that it was altered significantly by all of the various influences (immigrants/languages from other countries) that learned to speak it in America. Everyone in the UK knows how to communicate in English

What is 'the/a short end of the deal'? -- the disadvantageous side. Does this date expression 7/5 mean 7th of May? -- Or the 5th of July. No matter what any style guide tells you, there will always be confused readers if you use numerals only.

I'm finding the heading, and thus the purpose, of this survey confusing. If you don't know what the survey is about yourself or its purpose, how can you describe it in a title? Can you ask for more information before you do this?

I didn't say that in BrE one has to use 'apologise'; I just said that the spelling occurs in BrE. American usage accepts only aplogize, while British usage accepts both. Consistency is key. The following is taken from the

So, I've been invited to interview at the UN in Vienna in their Communications section as an Editor. One of their major requirements is that the incumbent speak English as their "native" language. I'm native born American; so I

Wow a forum on the internet that hasn't descended into a cacophony of internet acronyms, outdated meme's or disgusting language... Is this what heaven is like? Good on you sirs, good on you... I found this on Wikipedia as to the why of

Hi Anon Yes, it is. And what's more, it's a real word in both British English and American English. http://www.onelook.com/?w=dreamt&ls=a However, it is possible to say "dreamed" instead of "dreamt", if you prefer.