Fair enough! But don't ask me to recite the alphabet: ... "L", "M", "N", "Zero", "P" ...That's pretty standard in BrE, so don't ask us for our numbers.
That's fine, and it's oh in the alphabet to us, but you're possibly a bit weird about the last letter of the alphabet to us.Fair enough! But don't ask me to recite the alphabet: ... "L", "M", "N", "Zero", "P" ...![]()
It might help those of us for whom the American education system is bizarre, and I come from a country where public school is private school.Unintended and Hidden Redundancy:
“When I was in third grade in elementary school, I had a crush on a girl.”
Do you see the problem with that sentence?
“Third grade” is a part of “elementary school.” You don’t have to say it twice. It’s redundant.
That's fine, and it's oh in the alphabet to us, but you're possibly a bit weird about the last letter of the alphabet to us.![]()
Oh, you Brits are such a fun group to banter with!It might help those of us for whom the American education system is bizarre, and I come from a country where public school is private school.![]()
"Actually" is a word I avoid. I can always use something else.
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