They're all correct, Anon. The word gotten is generally used as the past participle of the verb "get" in American English, and got is used as the past participle in British English. Thus your first sentence seems to be AmE, and the

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

Hi, A small further comment. I should have written you sooner. Sounds like American English to me. I should have written to you sooner. British English. Clive

First of all, thanks for your contributions! So ... British English speakers also use "skip"? All of the six dictionaries for learners of which I take physical possession were published after the year 2004. It just so happened that all

It is now normally written as one word in all varieties of English when it is meant as the simple negation.

Go to the following link and listen to how British people pronounce this. Phonics http://www.howjsay.com/index.php?word=phonics&submit=Submit http://www.thefreedictionary.com/phonics

There's no one right answer to your question. It's a matter of style and usage varies. In British English people don't usually put a period even after Mr and Dr. That was very common about 40 years ago, though. CB

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, I have got 3 questions : 1.) My task was to fill word in "Could you give me a ___ to the station ?" I wrote "ride" and my teacher said its wrong and there should be "lift" . Is "ride" ok ?

Hello! I have a small problem with two sentences in English. The thing is - I know the right answers but I'm not sure how to explain them. Here they are: 1.The majority of problems we came across were staff-related and showed a lack of