Grammar

Despite all the arguments, grammar is essential if you learn English, British or American. However, there is a slight difference, if not big, between American English grammar and British English grammar. I would never go as far as to say that they are two different languages from opposite poles. However, the grammar difference between them is more a matter of preference for words.

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American English grammar

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