There is, I think, a difference between pronunciation and accent, though I am not quite sure what it is. Perhaps it is a question of degree. It is perfectly possible to pronounce words correctly but with different accents. Different accents may of

It depends how close the friend is and what you want to say. (By the way, it is only authors who dedicate books to people; the word you are looking for is "inscribe".)

It is true that North American English is more homogenous than the English spoken in the Britsh Isles. You will hear more varieties of English travelling 100 miles from any point in the British Isles than if you travel from the Rio Grande to the

Whether the term is useful or not depends on what taxonomic level you are entering and what taxonomic levels you consider should be fixed for your immediate purpose.

Actually I am a lawyer. The problem is that the legal language of one country may not have an exact equivalent in another (even if both use the same language) because different legal systems have different concepts and procedures. Even if you

It is difficult to suggest precise wording without knowing what form the document that is being signed takes and whether ir not it is attached to anything. A slight problem is that English legal documents tend not to referring to signing in the

Our signature proves (signals) readability and approval of the documents, dated (today's date). I do not think that "readability" can be right - it suggests that the documents are easy to read. "Approval" suggests that

In cases such as this one needs to look at the document over all to see if there is some contraindication that the word "until" should not be given its ordinary meaning. If for example the loan was taken out on 1/11/2007 (or on 1/11 in

Not a will drafted by a lawyer - or at least I hope not. It could have created a "half-secret trust" - see here for further information. http://www.blurtit.com/q865097.html Under English law a person's domicile (not quite the same as

I think it is a Latin phrase used in ancient British legalese that the British themselves probably have long stopped using, but continues to be, by Indian elites, to keep their fellow men, already cowed by poor English language skills,