PEMDAS or BODMAS or BOMDAS ? It depends on your country.
The British system appears to be taught in countries under former British control, such as India.
The American System appears to be taught … Read the rest
Learnt is an English past tense or past participle of the verb learn. Example: “She learnt her times tables“
Learned is the American language version of the English Learnt
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The french phrase “A La Mode” simply means “in Fashion” [1640s, lit. “in the fashion”.]
French word meaning: ‘according to the fashion’
A selection of the main differences in vocabulary usage between the British and the Americans in the English language. This is mainly taken from http://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/british-american.htm
| British English | American English |
| anti-clockwise | counter-clockwise |
| articulated lorry | trailer truck |
| Aubergine | Eggplant |
| autumn | autumn, |
Definition of the word: Tuition
American English
http://oxforddictionaries.com/us/…/american_english
British English
www.collinsdictionary.com/…/english
The above is another … Read the rest
Coloured came up as a spelling error on my last post, so …. here I am again.
I again checked the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, and of course I knew the answer, but I wanted to write another page … Read the rest
My spell checker told me that Equalled was wrong, it underlined it in Red..
So I checked the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, and here are their example uses of the word:
English Language Variations.
A duvet is a quilt, usually with a washable cover, that may be used in place of a bedspread and top sheet.
A quilt is a coverlet or blanket made of two layers … Read the rest
Every time I have something to do with Aluminium, I always wonder, why the Americans call it Aluminum. It sounds so very different when said without the second letter i.
Well, it appears it … Read the rest