Hi Everyone, I need your help to review my ielts essay below. Your assitance and feedbak would be greatly appreciated ! Regards, Theresia In order keep the students more focused, the sports classes should be stopped in High schools. Do you

"I would kill myself today if I didn't believe that tyranny and injustice must end." Is the last sentence correct too? Yes. Your grammar book must be very old. Some elderly British people may still use should instead of would in

sorry to be anonymouse (it's just quicker). I'm British and have to say that "these ones" and "those ones" are NOT BRITISH terms. It's very easy to blame us I guess, but to me it's only used by people who

Lil Ruby Rose wrote: I am somewhat offended by your suggestion My comments are merely a completely unbiased observation and not directed at any individual. How is it that such comments, made by a complete stranger on a web forum, could be

Nona The Brit wrote: I think it is a common structure among all types of British people. Confirmed by the BBC grammar advice (see the last section): http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/learnit/learnitv112.shtml

Nona The Brit wrote: slum prudery? Interesting turn of phrase. It's from "My Fair Lady". Nona The Brit wrote: I think it is pretty true that a lot of British people don't consider us as part of Europe in quite the same way as other Europeans.

Hi everyone, this thread is cool. Yeah, it's cool because I was just thinking of that "updating" and I thought it would be funny. Americans receive updates from England: Grammar Geek is at her computer, and sees a pop up, "Your database is pretty

< A teenage daughter of a friend of mine ordered a cheeseburger and a big Coke in a McDonald's in Manila, but they didn't understand her order because it said ' large Coke' on the menu on the wall. > So your friend's daughter used an

Grammar Geek wrote: It's no coincidence that Barbara and barbarian have the same root, is it? Now I'm going to toddle over to the break room for only my second cup of coffee of the day. (P.S. Nona called us a heathen race. You Brits do

Grammar Geek wrote: LMAO - all those little islands. I'm more likely to say "quater after" than "quarter past," but I'll say either. Also, "five of" in addition to "five to." Divided by a common language, indeed. What is