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

Hi again efsun 42. What I meant in my post is that you should use a capital letter at the beginning of each sentence, and capitalize the word "I". Of course we don't expect English learners to write perfectly, but deliberate

Hi efsun42 -- welcome to English Forums. Plese try to use correct spelling, capitalization and punctuation when you post here. I know that "u" and "i" are fine in instant messages, but on an English language forum we really prefer "you" and "I".

Hi, 1.'desire to learn about ..' To get information about something or 'desire to learn of ..' S ometimes focuses on learning about something for the first time, learning whether or not something exists. eg He was fifteen

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

can I write like this way: (a) The assessment would be carried out at least four times in a year / foyr times a year. (b) He informed all English teachers to teach pupils the usage of language especially i n grammar parts. (c) The school

Could you please tell me if this sentence has the correct punctuation marks in the correct order, and if it makes sense? "Is that you Susan?," he asked the maid downstairs.-- It makes sense, but the comma should be deleted; punctuation marks

Could you please tell me if this sentence has the correct punctuation marks in the correct order, and if it makes sense? "Is that you Susan?," he asked the maid downstairs. Or should the comma come before the question mark and hence

Thanks, Optilang. That means the BNC has given examples of old-fashioned usage of 'Sister' and 'Brother'.

If the word "the" is a proper part of the name then it should be capitalised ("The"), but in some cases it may be open to interpretation whether this is the case, so different people may use different capitalisation styles.