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I wouldn't necessarily recommend someone learning English to learn a regional accent at all - not even south-eastern or estuary English (and that's not because I am from Newcastle, and biased (although I am from Newcastle!). People from different UK regions use different accents and...

Just to add to my previous post. Since The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time is told from the eyes of a child, the vocabulary and sentence constructions used are not awfully difficult or obscure, yet I think the book does serve the purpose of learning English.PBF

I regret to say that I cannot recommend this site at all. While the level of English is certainly understandable, it falls short of what an English learner should be modeling. Additionally, so much of the site appears to still be under construction that there is very little content at this...

Hi,... and somebody says it's subjunctive. See also:http://www.englishforums.com/English/ChangingTenses/dqcdx/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/WhichSentencesAreCorrect/zjbhp/post.htm

Hi,I'm really enjoying this. You're making me think. I'm going to take your points out of sequence. I think I'm still replying to your post; if I misrepresent what you're saying, please correct me. First, the summary of what I'm going to say: A lot depends on theory, and...

Anonymous wrote: Hello! I've got a question about a word usage. Hope someboy to help me. There would be a big tree near the pond. ----1 This is the beginning of a conditional sentence, so an if-clause is necessary. A grammar test book says that the above sentence is wrong. It should...

Hi, A student learning English as a second language used this sentence construction: It was lucky that we could see you. to make this sentence: It was happy that the man did not die. Is that second sentence right or wrong. And, if it is wrong, why does this sentence work: It was a happy...

A student learning English as a second language used this sentence construction: It was lucky that we could see you. to make this sentence: It was happy that the man did not die. Is that second sentence right or wrong. And, if it is wrong, why does this sentence work: It was a happy event...

Kitkattail: "Hitchhiker: Yes, but that line of reasoning breaks down when you get to the verb "to be." People's ears will tell them that it is correct to say, "It is me," and so they will then also say, "It is Theodore and me." But since they were wrong in the first place, they will still be...

Soylista wrote:I am confused with this expression, "will be going to + Vb". eg. I will be going to visit Aunt Carol tomorrow.To me, this expression is sort of redundant. Why do you need to use both "will" and "be+going to"? I somewhat understand the differences between future meaning...