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Hi, Welcome to the Forum. Which one of the following is correct? If all are correct, what situations would warrant one and not the others? Thank you/ - Please do not sit on the couch until you have gotten permission. - Please do not sit on the couch before you have gotten permission....

Yankee wrote: Well, in American English people probably wouldn't have much of a problem putting now together with the simple past tense. For example, if you were trying to pay for some things in a store and the cashier had made a string of errors (rang up wrong prices, dropped and broke one of...

Biggie wrote: can anyone help me right now with some expressions in either british or american english with their meanings. not just words but expressions like...the british say here you are...and the americans say there you go. I'd start by saying that most Brits would say both 'here you...

1. Use of present perfect tense and simple past tense Speakers of American English generally use the present perfect tense (have/has + past participle) far less than speakers of British English. In spoken American English it is very common to use the simple past tense as an alternative in...

The "GO DO SOMETHING" Family of Colloquial Expressions There are several variants of "go do" in American English. All are used informally in conversation, and almost never in formal writing. In the following discussion, the verb "do" stands for any verb, but the list of verbs normally used...

Short answer: Yes. The "GO DO SOMETHING" Family of Colloquial Expressions There are several variants of "go do" in American English. All are used informally in conversation, and almost never in formal writing. In the following discussion, the verb "do" stands for any verb, but the list...