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Hi, I think that sometimes the pronoun "one" is not ok for some reason, but... Don't take the blue book, take the red one. <-- Ok. This is a normal sentence. There is no reason why you should consider British English better than (the) American one. <-- Suspicious for...

Hi LiJ This topic has been discussed before and I hope you will find the following helpful. In British English 'sport' is the general term and is an uncountable noun. For example: (1) He is not interested in sport . (2) There is too much sport on television. (3) She excels at...

This is a question from Unit 87 of Cambridge University Press 的 Grammar in Use. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Q: Listen carefully; I'm going to give you ________advice. little/ a little/ few/ a few Which one is the best answer? ...

Anonymous wrote: Which one is right? My conclusion is it is used both in American and British English. My conclusion is it is used both by American and British English. I think it would be best to look at it this way: The word evidence is almost always used as an uncountable noun....

In British English 'sport' is the general term and is an uncountable noun. For example: (1) He is not interested in sport . (2) There is too much sport on television. (3) She excels at sport . If it refers to particular types of sport, the term 'sport/s' (a countable noun ) is used. ...

Hello Anon I'm a mere English learner from Japan and my role here is rather an asker than an answerer. But if you don't mind, I'd like you to read my ideas about your question. I take "school" in "go to school" or "church" in "go to church" as an uncountable noun. As you suggested, "school"...

I've seen the use of "ices" Dave mentioned. Also, I think "ice" was used some time ago to mean "icecream" in British English. In that case, the word would be countable too. "Ice" and "deer", though, as used in the example, are not examples of the same rule. "Deer" is a countable noun with an...