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
BRITISH AND AMERICAN ENGLISHES – Number representations
BrE typically inserts ‘and’ before the tens and units, as in ‘two thousand and three’ while it is considered correct ... Read More