It's Merriam Webster Collegiate for native speakers of American English, and Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English and Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary for ESL students. The most complete in the world (but also unnecessarily

They're all correct, Anon. The word gotten is generally used as the past participle of the verb "get" in American English, and got is used as the past participle in British English. Thus your first sentence seems to be AmE, and the

Hi Coloraday I wasn't completely sure about "liars", but it sounds like the word he was saying, and it seems like a good fit in the context. To me, the final sound seems to be a sort of mix of S and Z -- i.e. not clearly one or the

(1)Amy,Are you sure about "liars",I can't hear Z-sound there.It's more like a S.sound. And about the last word:Isn't it a gun name?Something which was used in ghettos?'Cause Andy lived there. Thanks

Good luck with your English! In the past, I've taught English (technical writing for an American audience) to Russian, Indian, and other software developers at several companies where I've worked. I've found that most native English

Hi, 'Dove' is a feature of American English. It has become so common that it now appears in dictionaries, although mine notes N. Amer. informal . Best wishes, Clive

Former newspaper writer and columnist. Currently a technical and corporate feature writer with a major American company. I'm currently working on a personal book project, English for Engineers, which includes ESL sections. I enjoy a love of

i've got to do something or i've got a sore throat... these are examples of bad grammar slipping into american slang. Sorry, Anon, but the expression "have got to do something" (meaning "must do something") is quite

I went and saw the "Vampire Assistant" this weekend with my nephew. Not a bad movie but not a great one either. But it got me to wondering why is Hollywood so brain dead that it is now making every children or teenage book or even TOY

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