I don't think I would consider British English "Classic English". British English and American English were assumable one in the same 200 years ago. They have both diverged into their current dialects. If such a thing as "Classical English"

Perhaps it seems awkward because of the ambiguous nature of the word "while". It could mean both "at the same time" and "on the other hand". If the writer used "however" or "but" then the confusion is cleared up. If the sentence was spoken

In this case it is not a matter of being correct. In the UK it is pronounced as "shedule". (no 'c') In the US it is pronounced as "skedule". (like the word school/s'k'ool) Most of the sch- words I can think of are prononced with a 'k'

No. It does not resemble the "ch" sound. Japanese is a language of syllables. In all cases except one, the syllables are made up of either a consonant sound and one of five vowel sounds, or just a vowel sound. As an example, the Japanese

What about "cheapskate"? Or just "cheap". I have never heard anyone use "cheeseparing" before.

Thank you for the quick reply Mr M. It makes sense now with the examples you gave.

In this grammatical situation, only D is correct: "HOW DO YOU PRONOUNCE this word, can you tell me?" But, if the sentence is rearranged, "Can you tell me ______________ this word?" HOW TO PRONOUNCE would be correct.

In UK English, why are the "a" and "the" omitted when referring to being "in the hopital" or "in a hospital". This usage seems to treat hospital like a proper noun rather than common noun. Should hospital be capitalized? Is this a recent trend in

Native speakers say "Hey, long time no see!" all the time so there is not really any harm in using it. I am not really sure as to the origin but I cannot deny that it does seem to smell a little of imperialism. It has become part of the language

In New York and in the Southern US, people who live right next door to each other can have very different accents. One person could have a very thick regional accent and the other could speak perfect standard American English. For a native