English for today – ‘less’ and ‘fewer’
Less is used in reference to number. It is a common fault to use ‘less’ where fewer would be correct: ... Read More
English for today – Misplacement of ‘only’
The correct grammatical position is next to, preferably before the word it qualifies: ONLY he borrowed #10(i.e he, and no ... Read More
BRITISH AND AMERICAN ENGLISHES
These two leading varieties of English differ in four ways, namely: Grammar, Vocabulary, spelling and pronounciation. Each of these will ... Read More
BRITISH AND AMERICAN ENGLISHES – Still on grammar:
BrE prefers the use of ‘got’ as the past tense and past participle of ‘get’ while the form ‘gotten’ is ... Read More