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Mister Micawber Thank you for the reply The All Purpose Dictionary of English Phrasal Verbs published by Asahi Press says that the usage is common in British English However the Longman Dictionary doesn t say so Neither does the Oxford Dictionary

I would use regarding or in regard to instead of as regards I d like to hear from British English users as well as Americans from other regions to hear their opinion of as regards It sounds wrong to me but it s probably just a regional thing You can use idiomatic language in formal letters I see...

In British English you could also say I m going to have a fortnight s holiday I m going on holiday for a fortnight is also possible but this to me implies that you re actually going away on holiday whereas the previous example simply means you re taking two weeks off whether you re going away or...

Hello Rotter On campus is a fixed expression as Pinenut says There are other similar expressions e g on site 1 I have a room on campus in British English this means I have a room in one of the university buildings You would usually take such a room for a year 2 Do you live on campus this means do...

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 onto are frequently used...

First off thanks to all for the replies and especially CalifJim for quite eloquently giving word to the difference that I understood but couldn t articulate Secondly wow more interesting insights into British English But with that last what about the expression Come off it Does that have...

The BBI is my Favourite capital F It doesn t list all the prepositions but it is extremely useful for ESL speakers because it tells you how to combine nouns with adjectives and how verbs are used it gives 19 valency categories of verbs It also gives the most common word combinations as well as...

Here is some advice on the use of got and gotten Got is the past tense and past participle of get You use have got to say that someone has a particular thing or to mention a quality or characteristic that someone or something has I ve got a coat just like this She hasn t got a work permit Have...

which makes Mallorca the perfect place to study Spanish On the same note I believe that the English spoken in Malta is far more understandable than most British regional dialects I ve lived in Geordie England Newcastle and living there is like living on another planet when it comes to...