I think you may be asking for explicit, black and white answers, to questions which don't lend themselves to such answers. There seem to be two problems in that there are: *Differences between British and American usages. *Differences in

Hello all, Here are my two bits. Holland is not quite a nickname. Industry and, especially, a brewer of beer in green bottles have long been promoting the misnomer "Holland" because it saves some time and ink. They even use it as an

Blond hair is the same as fair hair. "Blond" is more common, and "fair hair" sounds a little bit old-fashioned, but it's still a well-recognized, well-used phrase. There are dozens of ways to describe different hair colors,

Hello, I wrote down all of the notes I had for you on my whiteboard, and because I need to clear up room I'm just going to post what I have written down instead of erasing it and wasting it. Practically every problem in your paper fits into

As a native English speaker, born and living in England, I'd like to confirm that both 'while' and 'whilst' are in common usage in the UK and the previous replies more than adequately describe how to use them. However, as some

America the nation is another matter. If I had to sum up the stereotype it would be: Power Without Nobility.\ ... nature of America as seen by outsiders. Pretending to be so helpful to others, but meantime it's all about self-interest. What a

"Ovum" What do people in your country say about Americans behind our backs, and how have the actual Americans you've interacted with (including the ones here on MWSm) fit or disproved the stereotype? The few Americans I've met

Hi, Green Sense urged McDonald's to set up a five-year timetable to reduce by half the usage of disposable food containers and to follow the environmental practice of tis branches in Taiwan, Japan and Korea. 1) Can I change

Hi, Green Sense urged McDonald's to set up a five-year timetable to reduce by half the usage of disposable food containers and to follow the environmental practice of tis branches in Taiwan, Japan and Korea. 1) Can I change