By Commas, British English

Re: Can someone please correct my text...formal british english please

Bluerose24 wrote:Very well Sam. From what I gathered,I now believe that you have been living a double life like Carl said,but I also learned that you have done it in order to get your divorce faster. You have to take every bloody demand your wife is asking from you,you are trying to make her...

Re: PLEASE CORRECT MY TEXT,IT NEEDS TO BE BRITISH ENGLISH PLEASE

Anonymous wrote:"You are stating that Amy is your fiancee. I must correct you. Amy was your fiancee. She is moving on,she is trying to forget you. She will not put her life on hold because of you.You will not help her with her Lawyer legal fees because I will take care of them. at this point, As...

Re: comma after 'etc.'?

Grammar Geek wrote:This may be another American/British difference, but a comma always comes before etc. in AE. (See Strunk & White, for example.) In British English, a comma also comes before etc.

Re: "and" or "comma"

Grammar Geek wrote: I will be there at 10am and you can join me anytime. Some traditionalists, like me, would put a comma after 10 a.m. (Do leave a space between 10 and am.) In British English, it is correct to write 10am. (no space and no periods)

Re: Comma after i.e. and/or eg.?

JaCKo__007 wrote: A coma question! I've found that American based writers use commas after 'i.e.', but what of it in British English and does it then apply to eg. as well? Does a comma go after i.e. or e.g.? Both abbreviations i.e. and e.g. are preceded by a mark of punctuation, usually a...

Comma after i.e. and/or eg.?

A coma question! I've found that American based writers use commas after 'i.e.', but what of it in British English and does it then apply to eg. as well?

Re: (comma) that/which [American English]

Teo wrote: the longest river in China, that flows eastward from Tibet to the China Sea. It is also called the Yangtze. In Standard British English, the above relative pronoun "that" should be replaced by "which". What about American English usage?Hi Teo,very good question, I've always...

(comma) that/which [American English]

In Longman Advanced American Dictionary (page 219), the definition of the Chang Jiang is as follows: the longest river in China, that flows eastward from Tibet to the China Sea. It is also called the Yangtze. In Standard British English, the above relative pronoun "that" should be replaced by...

Re: Combined nouns, BE vs AE and more...

1. I came across the following: “When conversing with women, men will remove their hat.” a. Is ”hat” correct here, or should it be replaced with “hats”? This seems to cause a lot of questions. Because it is clear that any one man will be wearing only one hat, and no two men can be weaing...

Combined nouns, BE vs AE and more...

Hi! 1. I came across the following: “When conversing with women, men will remove their hat.” a. Is ”hat” correct here, or should it be replaced with “hats”? b. What would the equivalent sentence in the singular sound: ”When conversing with a woman, a man will remove his hat”? 2. I...