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Anonymous wrote: hey I'm not native English speaker and I pay attention what British people say is there anyone who can correct these sentenses I think they are incorrect but there were spoken by BRitish, apparently - their first language 1) If you wrinkle your shirt you won't be look any...

hey I'm not native English speaker and I pay attention what British people say is there anyone who can correct these sentenses I think they are incorrect but there were spoken by BRitish, apparently - their first language 1) If you wrinkle your shirt you won't be look any smart 2) I don't...

Hi, You have some tense inconsistencies. Also, I don't remember anything in "Shooting the Elephant" that supports the ending you come up with. Orwell's biographers now say this didn't really happen, by the way. Who has the Greatest freedom. Orwell or the Burmese? George Orwell is a police...

Hi, Does the usage of present tense always occurs in habitual activity? No. For example, we use it for 'facts', eg 'British people drink a lot of tea'. But it's a good way to begin to learn about it. After that, you can look at the various other aspects. Best wishes, Clive

Hello MrP Frankly I felt a bit embarrassed when I read Pastel's original post that says about the use of <is going to do> in the result clause of an if sentence. It is because I had long believed <is going to do> was rarely used in if sentences. I have three grammar books and three...

Sorry, this will probably be a really long post. My mission? To dispell false notions about American English First, we do NOT say "drug" as the past tense of "drag." It's dragged! There are only three kinds of Americans who would say this: Young children who have not yet mastered the grammatical...

In regard to the comment on Americans not having the variety or plethora of accents present in the UK, I have a mixed response. Part of me wants to be angry because that is a pretty ignorant statement, but another part wants to agree with you for some strange reason. I will start off by stating...