When I attended school in the late Middle Ages, I never wondered whether I was taught British or American English. I suppose I was taught both: differences in pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar. I find it strange that anyone would like to

Hi, Kooyeen, Kooyeen wrote: I know you won't like my answer, but... what's wrong? That part of speech was ok. My goal is to talk like that. Ok, not really like that, but that was not "non-English", so it was ok in the end (I guess). I

== Hi, just quickly... If you're as worried about this as you obvously are, and it's for TP, you can't fail to gain Brownie Points by discussing your concerns with your tutor before the observation. It'll show that you're

Django Cat writes: Hmm, very curious. First of all I've never heard of the text book, but as you say it doesn't sound very Intenational (is it written specifically for learners in the country you're in and by a local national by any

Did you people *never* learn short and long vowel sounds? "Tin" is short "I"; "teen" is long "I". The way it's usually taught in school is that "tin" is short "i" and "teen"

(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