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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
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gleb_chebrikoff
7 days ago
American English, British English, Universities, Relationships, United States, Great Britain, Students, American, Friendships, Friends, Schools
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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
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He means towards is British English, while toward is American English. Hi, I hear a lot of US born "native speakers" of English add the "s," but in the forties, when I was in "grammar school," they gave us 'ell
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Hi,
can I say "don´t forget to pack a pair of warm hot trousers?"
warm trousers - Good for cold weather
hot trousers - Sounds like they make you uncomfortable. Perhaps they make you sweat. Better take them off and put on
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Re: 'I am undeer the impression that 'honor' is spelled "honour" in british english. Is that so?'
Yes it is, but do also check your basic spelling:
1. under (not undeer)
2. B ritish (not british)
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It depends on whom you ask. I'm sure nearly all Americans would use a comma after May 29 and probably the majority of Britons too. However, some British newspapers such as The Guardian have a dislike for commas in dates and write the date as
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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
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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
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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
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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
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