It is all about pronunciation; you must have been taught incorrectly in the '50s. Let's look at a primary source for what's right or wrong in English. Quoting from the OED: "There is still some divergence of opinion over the form

>just a way=only a manner A dialect is the special way people from a given area of a country speak and write. Sometimes, the spelling is different, or the meanings are different, or the pronunciation is different. Also, see:

So what's your definition of American English (or North American English, as some prefer)? I would probably define it mostly by its phonology. It would be pretty hard to define. Or why not just say, any dialect of English spoken in North

HaffiezMike wrote: I recently wrote an article on Wikipedia about Malaysian English but I'm not sure if all are 100% grammatically correct can someone check for me? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysian_English or here : Malaysian English

I recently wrote an article on Wikipedia about Malaysian English but I'm not sure if all are 100% grammatically correct can someone check for me? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysian_English or here : Malaysian English From Wikipedia,

"The centre/center question is a good example of why this is difficult. "Center" is a phonetically correct spelling throughout much of North America, but in Australia (and I think also in England), the spelling "centre" is

(I am posting these Intros for Donna Richoux while she is away. Maria.) Last Revised 2003-02-27 (27 Feb 2003) ~~ Mini-FAQ on Spelling ~~ There are longer answers, with more examples, for most of these items in the full AUE FAQ (see end). Many of