{ bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Cambridge_Billboard' }}, partner: "uarus31" "Do you know how to swim?" { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb4deb000b', pos: 'cdo_rightslot2_flex' }}, I can’t drive a car. { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971071', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '448840' }}, We don’t normally use could to talk about what we believe to be true in the present. { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '555365', size: [300, 250] }}, { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971081', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_mpuslot2' }}]}, { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_btmslot' }}]}, Americans usually pronounce every “r” in a word, while the British tend to only pronounce the “r” when it’s the first letter of a word. bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162050', zoneId: '776340', position: 'btf' }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '555365', size: [160, 600] }}, { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_topslot' }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195451', size: [320, 50] }}, { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Cambridge_MidArticle' }}, Our British friend isn't really ill (sick), he just can't be bothered to go to work. googletag.cmd.push(function() { { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_topslot' }}, userSync: { { googletag.pubads().setTargeting("cdo_l", "en"); This video’s about how we pronounce the words can and can’t in British and American English. { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_mpuslot3' }}]}]; bidders: '*', bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162036', zoneId: '776146', position: 'btf' }}, storage: { { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb4deb000b', pos: 'cdo_btmslot_300x250' }}, “Rubbish” is the British word for “garbage,” so if you want to point out that an idea or suggestion has no quality or is blatantly false, this is the British … iasLog("__tcfapi removeEventListener", success); They can play the guitar.. Be careful! { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195457', size: [300, 50] }}, { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_mpuslot2' }}]}, { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971065', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '446385' }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195457', size: [300, 50] }}, { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '19042093' }}, pbjs.que.push(function() { Start with the Rs. { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Cambridge_MidArticle' }}, params: { { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '446385' }}, { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11654149' }}, The children cannot be left unsupervised at any time. { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '387233' }}, { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_mpuslot1' }}]}, { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Cambridge_MidArticle' }}, { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971068', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11654153' }}, googletag.pubads().setTargeting("cdo_dc", "british-grammar"); { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_mpuslot' }}, { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Cambridge_MidArticle' }}, googletag.pubads().enableSingleRequest(); { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195453', size: [320, 50] }}, { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Cambridge_HDX' }}, The main difference between British English and American English is in pronunciation. { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11654208' }}, var pbHdSlots = [ {code: 'ad_btmslot_a', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_btmslot', adUnitPath: '/23202586/cdo_btmslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250]] } }, { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Cambridge_SR' }}, bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162036', zoneId: '776130', position: 'btf' }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195465', size: [300, 250] }}, { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Cambridge_HDX' }}, },{ { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb4deb000b', pos: 'cdo_btmslot_300x250' }}, { {code: 'ad_leftslot', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_leftslot', adUnitPath: '/23202586/cdo_leftslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[120, 600], [160, 600], [300, 600]] } }, { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_mpuslot' }}, storage: { iasLog("criterion : sfr = cdo_dict_english"); { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195454', size: [336, 280] }}, ), Future: other expressions to talk about the future, Future: present continuous to talk about the future (, Future: present simple to talk aboutthe future (, Modality: other modal words and expressions. bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162050', zoneId: '776346', position: 'btf' }}, Adverbs and adverb phrases: typical errors, Adjectives and adjective phrases: typical errors, Conjunctions: causes, reasons, results and purpose, Relative clauses referring to a whole sentence, Relative clauses: defining and non-defining, Nationalities, languages, countries and regions, types of English (formal, informal, etc. Some words in British English use "s" where "z" is used in American English. { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195456', size: [336, 280] }}, { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971074', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, 'increment': 0.5, } { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '448842' }}, { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '705055' }}, { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Cambridge_MidArticle' }}, It can’t be mine. { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195459', size: [320, 50] }}, },{ { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11654156' }}, { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11654151' }}, Browse our dictionary apps today and ensure you are never again lost for words. { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195467', size: [320, 50] }}, { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11654150' }}, Some words are also different in each variety of English, and there are also a few differences in the way they use grammar. { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971065', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_mpuslot4' }}]}]; { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_topslot' }}]}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '194852', size: [300, 250] }}, dfpSlots['topslot_b'] = googletag.defineSlot('/23202586/cdo_topslot', [[728, 90]], 'ad_topslot_b').defineSizeMapping(mapping_topslot_b).setTargeting('sri', '0').setTargeting('vp', 'top').setTargeting('hp', 'center').addService(googletag.pubads()); { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_btmslot' }}]}, {code: 'ad_contentslot_1', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_mpuslot', adUnitPath: '/23202586/cdo_mpuslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250], [320, 100], [320, 50], [300, 50], [1, 1]] } }, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195464', size: [160, 600] }}, Finding a hotel in August could be difficult. British English and American English are both correct in the context of their use, but the rule of thumb is to use the “brand” of English that will make your target audience more comfortable. May is less common: When we make requests, we can use can or could (but not may).