On 10/01/2008 12:24 PM, Harold Fuchs wrote: > > You'll also need to specify the *exact* language you are talking about. > For example, US and British English are *not* the same when it comes to > grammar. One instance: "The President said Monday that ..." is OK in > the US (at least it seems to be from reading newspapers like The > Washington Post and The New York Times) and illiterate garbage in the > UK. We understand it but any properly educated teacher would mark it > down. We say "On Monday the President said" so (a) the word order is > different but also, and *much* more importantly, (b) we say "... *on* > Monday ...". >
Right... He is in hospital vs he is in the hospital. Thank goodness is isn't in car... :-) I admit that I almost flunked English 101 in college when the professor started the class with "and the gastly, ghostly sounds came spewing forth from the windows". --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
