I can think of mobile phone, which is more British. What about cellular phone? Is it ok to just say cell ?

I always thought not pronouncing the /h/ had to do with informality until I took an Americna English course where teachers would make sure we omit the sound on pronouns such as him, her. a) What about the last sentence I wrote in my original

Americans do not pronounce in cases like this: 'Tell h im'. What about the British? And what about this case: 'He was bringing h er back h ome'.

Both are correct: Whose is this car? Whose car is this? However, are these too?: Whose is it? Whose it is?

A) I prefer (swimming) to (playing) Tennis. B) I prefer (swimming) rather than (playing) Tennis. I believe B is not correct, though I saw an example in a Grammar book like the following: I prefer starting early rather than leaving

I've seen the verb 'rob' usually used with 'bank'. What other words does it collocate with? House? Factory?

Is that an idiomatic expression? What's its meaning? Could somebody provide an example of its usage? Thank you.

Lol. Yes, you're right. A little mistake. My point is if there's other way to do this to emphasize the continuous form found in active voice.

Joe has been kicking that ball for the past 5 years. How would you turn it into Passive Voice? I'd say: The ball has been kicked by Joe for the past 5 years .

Thanks, Mr. Wordy. So, it's grammatically correct, isn't it? You're right, though -- it indeed sounds unnatural.