In Nouns^x, British English^x, Prepositions^x

I agree that "round" is often used as a preposition in British English, but this is nonetheless incorrect. The word "around" is a preposition, but "round" is an adjective (or it can be a noun, e.g. a round of golf or a round of voting). It should never be used as a preposition. For example,...

The BBI is my Favourite (capital F). It doesn't list all the prepositions but it is extremely useful for ESL speakers because it tells you how to combine nouns with adjectives and how verbs are used (it gives 19 valency categories of verbs). It also gives the most common word combinations, as...

1. Use of present perfect tense and simple past tense Speakers of American English generally use the present perfect tense (have/has + past participle) far less than speakers of British English. In spoken American English it is very common to use the simple past tense as an alternative in...

From "http://www.bartleby.com/68/49/349.html": These two prepositions are interchangeable in meaning, but among is far more frequent in American English; for some, amongst has a rather dusty-genteel quality. It occurs far more often in British English. (1) The Oxford English Dictionary...

I've provided a link to bartleby which is an excellent grammar reference, albeit American - so you have to read between the lines when considering British English Grammar. The reference says the English still retains a dative case, but it only applies to the pronouns, moreover, the pronouns...

When we talk about comparison between people, things or actions, we can use "as" or "like", depending on the structure. "Like" is a preposition which should be followed by a noun or a pronoun. Example: I'm not _like_ my brother. "As" is a conjunction which should be followed by a clause...