They're all correct, Anon. The word gotten is generally used as the past participle of the verb "get" in American English, and got is used as the past participle in British English. Thus your first sentence seems to be AmE, and the

There's no one right answer to your question. It's a matter of style and usage varies. In British English people don't usually put a period even after Mr and Dr. That was very common about 40 years ago, though. CB

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."

I think you may be asking for explicit, black and white answers, to questions which don't lend themselves to such answers. There seem to be two problems in that there are: *Differences between British and American usages. *Differences in

Anything of good quality. That is, it may be used poetically, as a metaphor. I'm not sure about British English.

Is the usage of the phrase "Dish fit for Gods" used for just food items or anything of good quality? Btw, does the word sedulous have a negative meaning in British English? Thanks a lot!

But to some people, that sounds wrong, doesn't it?-- It doesn't sound 'wrong'; it sounds hyper-correct, i.e. the writer thought he should use it there to be correct...but he shouldn't. "Speakers of British English usually say it is a long

While and whilst are conjunctions whose primary meaning is "during the time that". An example is: The days were hot while we were on vacation. I read a magazine whilst I was waiting. While and whilst can nowadays legitimately be

As a native English speaker, born and living in England, I'd like to confirm that both 'while' and 'whilst' are in common usage in the UK and the previous replies more than adequately describe how to use them. However, as some

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