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US vs British English 'on' |
| Posted by Barry on 2010-11-16 12:12:46 |
| Hi Don! How did we ever manage to understand each other? Guess it was the beer talking! OR The prices are up 30% from last year's OR The prices are up 30% compared to last year's These two might be commonly heard in British English. Guess the serious point is that,m when actually speaking most languages (even German as I found in Zoiglland), as long as you get most of the key words into a sentence, you can be understood. Ok, may not work in a court of law but in ordinary conversation having a good vocabulary is the main asset required. |
| Followups: |
 US vs British English 'on' by DonS on 2010-11-16 14:06:00 |
| US vs British English 'on' by Uncle Jimbo on 2010-11-16 14:58:07 |
| US vs British English 'on' by A Harvey on 2010-11-17 11:48:23 |
| US vs British English 'on' by Barry on 2010-11-18 09:10:12 |