In British people^x, Expressions^x

Hi, Thank you for your correction , but I think pay in cash , not pay cash, 'Pay cash' is a common expression that seems fine here to me, particularly since it avoids repetition of the word 'in' (ie "in cash . . . in . . . yen"). and the phrase : " using the exchange rate of the US dollar...

Hi, the one below is a post by Clive in another thread. As you well might have guessed, the use of "must live" attracted my attention. I wonder whether must be living or must have lived would be a better phrasing. Hi, I guess I must live a sheltered life, because I've never heard the...

Hi, I guess I must live a sheltered life, because I've never heard the expression European English before. In my experience, many British people don't even think of themselves as part of Europe (ie the British Isles are just 'near Europe'.) Best wishes, Clive

Hi Effex,good question, I'm curious... I know that "Speaking" is ok and common in the US, if I'm not mistaken, but what's common as well? That's me, That's him, This is him...? It would be interesting to hear from British people too, so to have a complete thread about "What on earth do I say on...

British EnglishAmerican English I'd dispute that for a start! :-) Just a few words to point out just a few of the different types of error in the list..... 1. One may adopt a baby in Britain, but I doubt that one can nominate a baby in America. A British committee might adopt a...

Dear teachers, I have done the work again and answered the comprehension questions. Would you please have a look at it and give me your corrections? QUESTIONS: 1) How does Rene describe the old lady? “a crusty old stick” + “This is going to be a bit of an effort, and I plucked up courage and...

Dear teachers, Would you please correct my answers? But before that I’d like to ask you if I understood the meaning of the underlined expressions or ideas. Furthermore, I’d like to ask British teachers if they confirm what she says about the “British thing” and give me more elements about this...

Hi, In early British history, the monarch had absolute power. British history has seen the gradual limiting of this by Parliament, expressing the will of the British people. Would you consider this process to have been illegal? The ultimate expression of this would be the abolition of the...

Hi Yunus, Clive, mustn't it be go in for?. Sally has gone in for the beauty competition. like that? No, this is a different expression, relating to embarking on/entering a field of activity or study. eg When I start University, I think I may go in for accounting, because I hear there are...

a good X hits only less than 1000 pages And it seems the latter expression is not common among British