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.

please check the use of chops and bought I'm sorry, but I have no idea what this says. I understand that a "chop" is used by businesses in some countries, but I don't understand what a "bought" is. In

Hi, what?? but aye does this make sens e if i put this in a sentence.... i do not want to be a helot in the state of georgia The underlined sentence is incorrect, but only because it lacks capital letters and punctuation.

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

FIVE WAYS TO CORRECT RUN-ON SENTENCES 1. PERIOD AND CAPITAL LETTER 2. COMMA AND FANBOYS CONJUCTION 3. SEMICOLON 4. SEMICOLON AND JOINING WORD 5. DEPENDANT WORD In each sentence underline the spot where each run-on or comma splice

Hi again Inifinik, The Merriam-Webster Dictionary has only one pronunciation for the word LED. Click here to listen to it. And that is the pronunciation I always hear people use. For me, LED is not an acronym . I have only heard people use LED

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

DAILY ROUTINE I get up at 5 o´clock and then I have a shower. I have a breakfast at half past five. After breakfast I go to work. I start work at 7 o´clock. I have a lunch at 12 o´clock. I finish work at 15 o´clock. (In America, we say 3:00PM or 3