Fall is the commoner word here in the USA, but autumn is heard as well. (Tv weathermen/-women in particular seem to prefer it.) But autumn is not common as a modifier: One is much more likely to hear...
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Fall is the commoner word here in the USA, but autumn is heard as well. (Tv weathermen/-women in particular seem to prefer it.) But autumn is not common as a modifier: One is much more likely to hear...
Milanya, thank you for the link. I would suggest a few revisions to its author (and to any curious learners who may follow the link):
An optometrist is an oculist, not an occultist (misspelled as...
'Truck,' describing a road vehicle for freight, has its origin in America—even the obscenely Anglocentric Shorter Oxford English Dictionary concedes this fact. The Australians borrowed the word in...
Spelling is just spelling. It doesn't affect a language's grammar and (in English) it rarely even affects pronunciation. As evidence of Australian English moving closer to American English:...
I can't wait till our UK members of MR get a load of you. wOOHoo![/quote]
Well, in diplomacy, it's usually true, for better or worse.
In language, you should be able to see that the formal...
In the contemporary world, the Americans lead and the English follow, so if you wish to learn a useful language, the American standard of English is the one to learn.
During Soviet times, the...
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