In American English, both are considered correct. In fact, "beat" seems to be more popular than "beaten" in common conversational English. , ,'res','1','','0CAcQFjAA')"

You can't learn ordinary conversational English by modeling yourself on song lyrics -- unless you want to sound like you, too, are rough and tough, ignorant, and motivated by the basest passions, i.e., "raised on shotguns", and proud

Here are the answers: Choose the verb in each sentence: 1. One and a half apples are left on the table. 2. One apple and a half are left on the table. The verb is plural b/c the subject is plural - it's a "compound

Pardon the intrusion, I was hoping someone could help me out understanding the subtle differences (if any) between 'else' and 'otherwise' in the following. What's better: If {something happens}, {the following happens}. Else

wrote on 14 Apr 2005: I tried to find a list of common american english slang on the internet, but I couldn't find one is useful. I am a non-native speaker, and I want to learn more on conversational english, please give me some good pointers.