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Hi teachers Many grammar books say dislike dread v ing except dread to think but in my Mastering American English grammar book it says dislike and dread can be followed by either an infinitive or a gerund I dread to think about that I dread thinking about that He dislikes to play bridge He...

Both the 2 replies are very helpful for me Thank you very much Mr Wordy may be confused by the sentence which with share from our company I don t know if Feebs11 was also confused or not The melamine paper factory is legally an independent joint venture Fordeck Ltd shares the factory with other 2...

Dear Cyndi You have actually asked two questions in your posting 1 Is the letter w a vowel and 2 For how long have schools been teaching that the letter w is a vowel Regarding 1 the answer is that w can be both a vowel and a consonant Regarding 2 at least since 1861 in the United States My proof...

Hi everybody Maybe I should have started with well but I can ensure you that I m the original poster while this guy Anonymous wrote Well I have a half finished game of noughts and crosses tattooed on my forehead If you do too then I guess is not but I found his her post amusing First I d like to...

Hello I hope I m writing in the right place I would like to ask if somebody know this book Fundamentals of English Grammar by Betty Schrampfer Azar I found it at home I bought it fifteen or even more years ago It seems allright but I was wandering if it s more likely based on American English I m...

Kooyeen wrote Hi here s your authority http www bartleby com 68 43 5843 htmlIt s taken from The Columbia Guide to Standard American English Basically superlatives for two objects are ok as long as you don t use them in formal or kinda formal contexts Kinda Thanks Seems like it s more an American...

ok I would just like to clarify something I do in fact make my students aware that zero is commonly pronounced as the letter O I teach to German people most of whom are already aware of this due to years of English courses in school etc In German the word for zero is Null and it s always used for...

3 What s the difference between I would like to see it VS I should like to see it In American English you do not use I should to mean I would like to which translates roughly into Please may I see it I m sure you can construct a situation in which you d say I should like to see it but you d have...

In the subject rectangle bar above I have written some things that I have sometimes seen used in American English or in British English as a reference to a book title author and circa or copyright date If using proper English grammar how should braces brackets and parentheses be used when...

Hello I ve learned I ve to say I sit on the chair on the floor on the grass English Grammar in Use but what about I sit on a meadow I sit in a field or There grow beautiful flowers on in a meadow Therer grow potatoes in on the field Is there any difference between British and American English in...