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

Feebs11 — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 14:14:05 GMT

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 happy,not to argue with her.

The problem here is that you have opened a door for Carl,everytime you lie to Amy,you are giving Carl ammunition,this is what he wants,to caught you red handed,to make you look bad.

You must be intelligent,I understand if you want to keep Amy away from the nasty details,but she is an adult,not a child,and everytime she discovers that you have been lying to her,she is hurt,she already distrusted you before this happened.

You denying it only make things worst.

I heard 6 hours of tape,bloody boring,but revealing,what I don`t understand is why you let your wife belittle you,why eat so much [*******]. [I presume that you intended to say this? Otherwise the sentence does not make much sense.]

We are in the same boat here,we both want Amy to be happy,you are not a bad man,your problem is that you keep too many secrets,and you go out of your way telling her lies,like that breakfast.

I want Amy so much,I truly believe that we can make very happy each other,if I could only make her fall in love with me...What`s not to like about me...I am single,sucessful,handsome,young,healthy,don`t do drugs or smoke...my family would love her...but love is blind,and today I started to understand the sacrifice that you are making for her.

I will continue to support her,I love being able to make her smile...meantime..you do what you have to do.

Steve

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You seem to have forgotten what a full stop is, and your space bar has seized up after the commas. I have bolded all those which require a change.

The red highlights indicate you should look carefully at what you have written - theer are errors.

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

Feebs11 — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 19:44:02 GMT

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 ~~Lawye~~r legal fees because I will take care of them. ~~at this point,~~ As of now/From now you are out of the picture.
Your defence of putting Amy in jail in order to stop her "pattern of violence" is weak~~,I repeat~~...no real man would do that to a loved one.
Amy is not violent. Your needy family and you were the trigger for her behaviour, therefore,you must stay away from her.
Amy cannot apply for a job nor leave Ontario, and she must report to her Probation Officer every week. You have done this to her~~,no excuses~~.
Oh yes, I forgot an insignificant detail: Amy will have a criminal record for the rest of her life. In many countries they will deny her entry.
There is ~~not need of getting~~ no need to get excited about my comments on your minger[what is this??] wife, and the fact that you cannot afford a new car. I am only stating the truth.
About my face, well - thank you - at least you seem to posses an eye for beauty, if nothing else.
I will prefer if you do not write me any more. It is a ~~waist~~ waste of my valuable time."

You have forgotten the space after punctuation.
You need to reduce on comma usage and increase on full stops.

Re: comma after 'etc.'?

Yoong Liat — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 16:10:20 GMT

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"

Yoong Liat — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 17:19:25 GMT

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.?

milky — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 00:15:39 GMT

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. In American English, both are generally followed by a comma, though not in British English, and are not italicized. E.g. may also be followed by a colon, depending on the construction. In British English, the term is often written as eg with the periods omitted.

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

JaCKo__007 — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 19:18:09 GMT

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]

Kooyeen — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 22:57:58 GMT

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 wondered about that too.
It seems that when we have a clause or sentence that "defines" the preceding sentence, we can use who (for people), which (for things), or that (for everything):
I saw the man who/that killed all those people.
I need an audio player which/that is able to read Real Media audio files.

But when we have a clause or sentence that kind of "comments" on the preceding sentence, as if it was put in parentheses, we can use who (for people), which (for things), and... and what? Like you, I've always wondered if "that" or something else was used as well.
The police were asking some people, who / that ??? / ... didn't care about the accident at all, by the way.
It's the longest river in China, which / that ??? / ... flows from Tibet tothe China Sea...

It would be good if I could use "that", I really don't like "which" much and I never use it in "restricting clauses".

(comma) that/which [American English]

Teo — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 08:21:33 GMT

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 "which".

What about American English usage?

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

Grammar Geek — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 13:35:14 GMT

1. I came across the following: âWhen conversing with women, men will remove their hat.â

a. Is âhatâ correct here, or should it be replaced with âhatsâ? 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 the same hat at the same time, there really can't be any confusion, regardless of which you choose. I would use the singular hat because in the end, we're talking about one man (and his one hat) at any given time.

b. What would the equivalent sentence in the singular sound: âWhen conversing with a woman, a man will remove his hatâ? That's exactly how I would do it.

2. I found the following combinations: âsolar-poweredâ, âhuman-poweredâ, ânuclear-poweredâ, and âelectric-poweredâ, âoar-poweredâ. I also found âelectricity-poweredâ. Which of these forms are correct? You could do a Google search, but I'm far more familiar with "electric-powered" than "electricity-powered."

What rule, if any, should I apply : adjective+powered, or noun+powered ? Noun-powered, with the exection of electric. Perhaps electric simply stands in for "electrical energy" and it's just a shorthand used by convention.

3. Which of the following is to be found in British English:âcar-rental stationâ or âcar-hire companyâ? I'm American. We would say "car rental lot" (no hyphen), so we'll wait for a BrE to confirm.

4. Is the comma OK in : âOn moving out, they threw a huge all-night party.â? Yes, I would say it's not only okay, but required. I would also put one after "huge."

Combined nouns, BE vs AE and more...

Anonymous — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 11:46:48 GMT

Hi!

1. I came across the following: âWhen conversing with women, men will remove their hat.â

a. Is âhatâ correct here, or should it be replaced with âhatsâ?

b. What would the equivalent sentence in the singular sound: âWhen conversing with a woman, a man will remove his hatâ?

What rule, if any, should I apply : adjective+powered, or noun+powered ?

3. Which of the following is to be found in British English:âcar-rental stationâ or âcar-hire companyâ?

4. Is the comma OK in : âOn moving out, they threw a huge all-night party.â?

Thank you for your time,

Angela