Chris: Yes there is some expressions, colloquialisms and slang that are used in America and not in the UK and viceverse. The real trouble for a foreign student studying English is that there is not any Royal Academy of the English Language giving directions as there is in the Spanish Language. We have "La Real Academia De La Lengua Espanola" where the Scholars of the Language decide what are Spanish words and what is not. They are also the ones who dictate the grammar rules, etc. Our Spanish Royalty is involved on it. But not in English. The maxim in English Language is Cambridge and Oxford but not any official body of the country specialiased in the language. So it's opened to everyone making up new words and expressions that one can't find in any English Dictionary!. And that is amount the causes that makes so difficult to foreign students English Language. Mayka --- On Wed, 27/10/10, ChrisAustinLane <ch...@austin-lane.net> wrote:
From: ChrisAustinLane <ch...@austin-lane.net> Subject: Re: [Zen] Zen and the Brain To: "Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com" <Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com> Cc: "Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com" <Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com> Date: Wednesday, 27 October, 2010, 2:02 On Oct 26, 2010, at 14:33, Maria Lopez <flordel...@btinternet.com> wrote: > I'n familiar with that colloquialism as it's used a lot of here. The greatest > difficulties are all those American expressions and slang. Ah, interesting. I, in the US, have no ready way to distinguish phrases unique to the US and phrases common in all English speaking areas, including the US. Thank you for some education. Thanks, Chris Austin-Lane Sent from a cell phone
