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Originally Posted by paochai01  thanks Neillythere and Barb! =)
can anyone suggest a link, book or any sort where I would improve my prepositions? I left America when I was eight and am now twenty. My grammar has been influenced by one of the major problems of Filipinos - prepositions. Their grammar is undoubtedly contagious. Their bloodiest problem is preposition usage. Also, I wonder why then don't differentiate British English from American English. So when students reach high school, they are not aware that 'give me a ring' is British and 'call me up' is more likely American. Take into consideration the spelling differences. I wish new graduates of English teachers here were much more informed about the differences. |
I learned on these forums that it does not matter whether you say "give me a ring" or "call me up" as long as you prounance it clearly and make yourself understandable. Why do you think they should be aware of some expressions being American and other British?
