So as MrPernikety said, both are ok, and "of" can be left out in informal American English (and maybe in British English too, but I'm not sure). Yeah, I remember Amy's advice. If my memory serves me right, she advised me to

Dear friend, * London is different of Hong Kong - incorrect; London is different from/to Hong Kong - correct; *In Argentina, Christmas celebrations are completely different as the ones in England - incorrect; In Argentina, Christmas celebrations

Dear friend, both a correct, but the first option is generally more common among British English speakers. The choice of the pronoun largely depends on your intention: if you wish to speak of a class as a number of individuals, you should resort

Does it always have to be like that? I'm asking for the condensed quick speak version.... I mean when I'm chatting online I think it's okay to just say: Hey, you speak to mom recently? Or Hey, you spoke to mom

Would you please be so kind as to correct this little text for me ? Please ... I need a correction in two days and I can give you a little donation for the effort . I put some alternatives and comments in brackets and parentheses . Thank you so

hi tracy my name is ceren and ı am turkish.ı want to improve my english.for this reason ı want to be friend with you.ı hope you will accept it. byyy

Are there any examples where we mix and match present tense, past tense, or even future tenses? I think I've recently heard some and it's messing my logic up. Or ppl around me were just not speaking proper English?

That's the general idea. Part of "hearing" what people say -- in any language -- is anticipation. I'll say ! In my native language, when I hear someone say something real fast, I hafta guess what was said, and usually my guess

Hi I'm from Thailand and looking to make friends to chat in English. I want to study abroad. I'm studying engineering. I love playing guitar maybe we can share some views and experiences about these things.

I don't hear the words "Can I" clearly by any means. However, I hear two quick, "swallowed" sounds there that would be pretty typical for a question beginning with "Can I" in everyday spoken English. For me the