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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 Taka: For the many nit-picking rules of grammar, it's best to check out a more authoritative site than just an informal discussion group. For collective nouns, indeed, there is a divergence in British English and American English. They say that Brits and Americans are two peoples divided...

Hi Stenka People may say what you have written in casual speech but them is not good English in this context. Put things/items in order would be better. In British English it is very common to use a plural pronoun or verb to refer to a whole that consists of many people even though the actual...

Hi, I think "so can mine" is ok. "Mine" is a pronoun, so you can use it like it's a normal noun, as a subject. "Neither do I" is ok. I think "Neither have I" is ok too in British English, but not common in the United States (American English). Just my opinion...

We need examples which is very common, very tough or unusual examples may distract us from understanding the gist of what the example means. Okay, now I understand. You have a run-on sentence.We need examples that are easy to understand. Difficult or unusual examples may distract us from...

From answers.com : Speakers of some vernacular American dialects, particularly in the South, may use the possessive reflexive form hisself instead of himself (as in He cut hisself shaving ) and theirselves or theirself for themselves (as in They found theirselves alone ). These forms...

Nona The Brit wrote: In British English nouns such as 'team' can be treated as either plural or singular. Nona, I think this is more a question of your ear being accustomed to this type of construction rather than it being good grammar. To me, also a British native, it is unacceptable. Nona The...

Smelt is fine in British English. Vincent you really have to get to grips with your pronouns as this is a consistent error of yours. Male - he/his/him Female - she/her/her

Teo wrote: the longest river in China, that flows eastward from Tibet to the China Sea. It is also called the Yangtze. In Standard British English, the above relative pronoun "that" should be replaced by "which". What about American English usage? Hi Teo, very good question, I've always...

In Longman Advanced American Dictionary (page 219), the definition of the Chang Jiang is as follows: the longest river in China, that flows eastward from Tibet to the China Sea. It is also called the Yangtze. In Standard British English, the above relative pronoun "that" should be replaced...