Greetings, Meowth, You can express the same idea in three ways: a. I haven't a ticket. b. I haven't got a ticket. c. I don't have a ticket. Of all these alternatives, a is chiefly used in British English and is elevated as well as

Greetings, Coloraday, an interesting observation you have made on the usage of these adjectives, and thank you for sharing it. However, there are strong reasons to prefer only one of the options suggested in the multiple-choice cloze, viz.

The strict and primarily BrE usage is that 'sincerely' is used when the recipient's name appears in the greeting ('Dear Mr Smythe') and 'faithfully' is used when the recipient's name is unknown ('Dear Sir'). In AmE, the distinction is little

I've noticed that when greeting someone in a sentence, a comma often comes before the name. Example: Hello, Grace. Should a comma come after the name as well if the sentence continues on? Example: Hello, Grace, how have you been? Yes.

You mean does it sound idiomatically? Hi Madhulk. Season's greetings! Actually, PBF is correct about "idiomatic." "to sound" is one of those verbs - they have a special name which I can never remember. Anyway, they work

Greetings to everyone! I would like to consult you about the following usage of articles in "The Lord of the Rings": "The Sun grew misty as the day grew old, until it gleamed in a(?) pale sky..." There is one certain sky above,

If the stress is on the "to you", I would consider this usage as American; if it is more of a weak "t'you" added at the end, it sounds more Irish. The whole greeting is merely conventional anyway. The broadcaster can't

Hi everyone, Could/should I use "Dear Madam/Sir" instead of "Dear Sir/Madam" ? I am writing an email to a recruitment agency. I know the e-mail will probably be opened and read by a female employee (she was pointed out to me by

Kang wrote on 10 Aug 2004: Greetings, I was reading A Small Town in Germany by John le Carre. Not a few pages into it, I read "recent future." It is even on the jacket! What does it mean? That's a good question. I've never heard

Charles Riggs typed thus: During President Clinton's rousing speech at the Convention, I was ... well be ahead. Hillary is optimistic and so am I. Do retired US Presidents get to keep their title, like generals? Not officially, but public