Christmas is coming

[Valentino Bangun]

Hi Mr. Townend,
Please give me more about Brittish Idioms. Like "started to have kittens" and "brainwave". I think American idioms are rather easy to be guessed what they mean, but Britt idioms are more difficult.
In history, is it true that an american perfected british english word into an american english, and made the first english dictionary in Amerca (I don't remember the person' name is).
Is it true that american english is better than british english?

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[Alan]

Hi Valentino Bangun,

The idea that one type of English (American or British) is better than another type is really quite absurd. English is English and can and has been adapted, modified, enhanced and developed in many different ways. Attempting to grade the different types is futile.

Alan
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[Ana Ji]

I really like essay 18！Thank for sending me these essays，they help me a lot.

[Chanthornkh]

Dear Alan!
Many thanks for your kindly to sent many article to me to improve my English, take this opportunity I would like to express my appreciation and gratitude to you and all members teachers they all most sent to me good lecture , For the upcoming Khmer New Year I would also like to wish you and your family good luck, healthy, happiness, and prosperity.Please enjoy your time with your family.
My wishes also go to all your colleagues.
Happy Khmer New Year.
My best regards

Chanthorn

[Nasim3]

Thank you dear Alan for your good stories. I enjoy them all. but i have difficulty understanding the meaning of some phrases at times.
Could you please clarify the meaning of the following phrases?
1-Christmas cards first LAUNCHED AROUND THE time Dickens was writing
2- the most TREASURED events
3-those weeks LEADING UP to the play
4- in a FLASH of INSPIRATION he said

Thank you in advance for your excellent detailed answers.

Nasim

[Garner]

Hi everyone !

First of all, I'd like to say the newsletters are very good, and they help me understang how the english words are used. I rarely write here in site, but I'm sure that you help several people wordwide. In second, I hope you could do newsletters telling more about the United Kingdon and others places of the world that speak english.
See you !

Alexandre Goulart
Rio de Janeiro- Brazil

[Alan]

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[Doh Benjamin]

Thanks very much Alan for your selflesness.

[Louisawussa]

l want to know when and how to use the word at,and IN in a sentences.

[Beeesneees]

Generally, use:
at to refer to a point.
in for an enclosed space or for a length of time.
on for a surface.
Though there are some exceptions where their use is accepted to be interchangeable.

Here's are some previous threads about use of 'at' or 'in':
http://www.english-test.net/forum/ftopic56722.html
http://www.english-test.net/forum/ftopic26894.html
http://www.english-test.net/forum/ftopic8389.html
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[Doh Benjamin]

Thanks Alan ! that was very nice story.
What,where and how would best way to buy your books ?
Benjamin

[Beeesneees]

Alan's materials are on sale online here. Note that they come as downloadable pdf files which you would have to print out yourself (or view on screen, of course):
http://shop.english-test.net/
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[Jogo]

well it was nice story

[Omayma]

Dear alan
I engoy listening your voice
It was a nice essay i engoyed it too much
I'm an English teacher please could you help me finding out the best teaching method for English as a foreign language
many thanks
May Allah bless you all
Omayma