i've got to do something or i've got a sore throat... these are examples of bad grammar slipping into american slang. Sorry, Anon, but the expression "have got to do something" (meaning "must do something") is quite

First lesson: In American English, we capitalize "I" and "American" and "English". We don't use capital letters in the middle of words. And we spell out "please." Okay, I realize you are asking for help

Hi, soon, I will be going under a minor surgery. No. Soon, I will be undergoing (a) minor surgery. Note you need a capital letter at the start. I believe using 'a' here is more characteristic of American English.

Well, I can finally put this one to bed: In The Grammar Bible, which I love as a reference, it states that "the comma and the period go inside the closing quotation marks at all times. There are no exceptions to this rule" (Strumpf and

Hi, At a guess, I'd say 'Fellow of the American Association of Dermatologists'. You seem to think that capital letters are unimportant. Best wishes, Clive

Hi Nouran, For a non-native speaker of English, this is an impressive piece of writing, and one that shows a sometimes dizzyingly high level of self-belief. However, I'm struck by a lack of attention to detail at times, with sloppy

Anyone see this? Yes. HOWEVAIRE... I'm really quite impressed. The production values are excellent. The cast is terrific and I disagree about the action and the adventure comment. Ehh. IMHO it wasn't bad. It's a pretty serviceable

I said he discovered North America. so where you got the "your country" is a mystery to me. Allow me to clear it up, to save you the trouble of reading the earlier quotes in the post. I ... Limeyswho located your country, colonised it

You speak of John Cabot. Italians are as entitled to ... I referred to. He located Canada. John Dean Oxford I said he discovered North America. so where you got the "your country" is a mystery to me. Allow me to clear it up, to save you