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Hi, "round" can be used as an adverb in British English, as fas as I know, and it is the same as "around", which is the usual one in American English. I put my arm round him to comfort him. = I put my arm around him to comfort him. If we put the chairs a bit closer together...

Hi Tanit, I guess it can be both depending on the construction.. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/likely likely Adjective 1 . tending or inclined: likely to win 2 . probable: the likely effects of the tunnel 3 . appropriate for a purpose or activity: a likely candidate Adverb 1 . probably or...

Hi Avangi This is what I posted earlier in the same thread: To my ear, "I'm not a native or a teacher" is better than "I'm not a native nor a teacher." ( I remember reading that the latter is also correct . ) Your sentence: I'm not a native, nor am...

Good afternoon. I'm not an English native speaker. When is it possible to use inverted forms such as "did I / can I / have I" in affirmative clauses? I've noticed that it is possible (and sounds pretty British English) after "only" both as adverb and as conjunction. Is...

Hi Kooyeen, hi Barb just out of curiousity: my dictionary "says" only that 'straightaway' is an adverb that means 'immediately' or 'at once', could it be because it's mainly a British English dictionary? In fact 'rettilineo' is translated just with 'straight' or 'a straight stretch' ...

<Only one possible course remained, a carreer in the Church, to which, it was plain early on, he had the deepest aversion. It's needed there. early on Main Entry: early on Function: adverb : at or during an early point or stage <the reasons were obvious early on in the...

Hello Anon I would accept both versions: 1. I spelt "grammar" wrong. ] "Wrong" acts as an object complement, and modifies "grammar" , i.e. the word "grammar" is wrong. 2. I spelt "grammar" wrongly. ] "Wrongly" is an adverb, and modifies "spelt", i.e. the manner of spelling is wrong. ...

Goodman wrote: I tend to disagree. Whether it’s British English or American, I think the phrase “fast food” has been coined since the 60’s when McDonald opened the first restaurant and accepted over time by countries, English speaking or otherwise as a daily word in their vocabulary....

I tend to disagree. Whether it’s British English or American, I think the phrase “fast food” has been coined since the 60’s when McDonald opened the first restaurant and accepted over time by countries, English speaking or otherwise as a daily word in their vocabulary. But that’s not the main...

hanuman, If you want to learn British English you should follow the advice in British dictionaries. I'm sorry if my American English confused you! My American dictionary, which shows onto as a single word, has this note: To indicate motion to a position the prepositions on and...