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On second thought I think I once read somewhere that I ve is used that way in the UK sometimes maybe for possession But since I am not sure it might be very rare I have never actually heard it and I have probably just read about it I have no way to tell whether that I ve should be considered as a...

I would have used the plural for both verbs I was told people say A group of children are playing not is playing I think group is a collective noun and in American English it s singular The team is ready In British English you might hear The team are ready but not in AmE But when collective nouns...

English speakers DO commonly use incorrect terms or grammar whether it be verb tenses or whatever It doesn t bother me if many or most people say Oh instead of zero in phone numbers I do too sometimes depending on who I am speaking with I went to a school in Australia that taught a high standard...

British English is more accepting of The club have There is a greater tendency in BrE to match the verb in number with the notional subject That is if the speaker thinks of the club as a plurality he or she uses a plural verb with club The club has is very definitely the preferred form in...

Ruslana wrote Goodman wrote Neither the letters nor the memo was on your desk Neither either any someone etc always takes on the singular verb formNeither is paired with nor as either is with or and in those uses as conjunctions they pose usage problems of agreement Usually they will take a...

Goodman wrote Neither the letters nor the memo was on your desk Neither either any someone etc always takes on the singular verb form Neither is paired with nor as either is with or and in those uses as conjunctions they pose usage problems of agreement Usually they will take a singular verb if...

Hmm Luigio you are right It IS spelt like that in other countries Well done There s a big BIG world out there to explore and rather a lot more countries use British English than use American This is what askoxford com has to say Learnt learned These are alternative forms of the past tense and...

From Merriam Webster s AIN T Etymology contraction of are not 1 am not are not is not 2 have not has not 3 do not does not did not used in some varieties of Black English Usage Although widely disapproved as nonstandard and more common in the habitual speech of the less educated ain t in senses 1...

1 Worse is the comparative of bad while worst is the superlative bad worse the worst His new movie is worse than his last Your cooking is getting worse compared to before Among his movies the newest one is the worst This is the worst of all 2 I m reproducing Taiwandave s post in its entirety The...

The parking lot can park a lot of cars Your focus on can is throwing you off the track The problem lies with the verb park park is the verb which requires an animate agent not can A parking lot car park in British English cannot move the car into a parking space That is why it sounds weird The...