I’m sorry but I disagree. It’s very common to say ‘I fly American/United/Lufthansa/El Al’ and so on. The meaning of such expressions is widely understood. The word ‘American’ is functioning as a noun here. Even when used in a

Thanks Mr. Wordy, but I would like to which one is British and which is American? I would like to use the British form. Thanks, Prasanna

Does the following stand for: American, British and Canadian English? In English titles the initial letters of the first word and of all nouns, pronouns (except the relative 'that'), adjectives, verbs, adverbs, and subordinating

Hello! I speak American English, so I personally wouldn't utilize the word "holiday" in the sentences above. Regarding sentences #1 and #3, they'll sound a bit more natural with the preposition "of" or "from"

A differs from (= has a different quality) B. Mr A differs with (= has a different opinion) Mr B. " with regards to " and with regard to "-- The first is incorrect; these are the only standard expressions: 'as regards', ' in regard to', and

Whizzo: Perhaps there are at least three ways to express your sentence: (1) He described the teacher's role as BEING BLURRED between instructor and friend, (2) He described the tescher's role as BLURRED between instructor and friend, (3)

Anonymous, some senior/veteran members will probably soon direct you to good sources for more information. Please be assured that it IS a difficult matter, even for native speakers. E. g., some people disagree about sit in/on a chair; be in/on an

I love to tell this TRUE story. An Australian once wrote to a British magazine to demand that it swiitch to American spellings. The shocked editor published the Australian's letter under this heading: WHAT A NERVE! (By the way, some of you may

Don't worry: native speakers don't agree on prepositions, either. Some say in/on an elevator; some say in/on a chair; and in California, you stand IN line, but in New York you stand ON line. Furthermore, there are some differences between

According to American Heritage, it was John Dryden who first started, in the 17th Century,the idea of not ending a sentence with a preposition. It became popular by the 18th Century and then became schoolbook law. Objection to the rule has a good