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Do American/British English conjunctions use different rules?
I've noticed that when I hear British English, they tend to leave out many conjuntions that we use in American English. For example:
"Use a bandage to stop it from bleeding," becomes "Use a bandage to stop it bleeding."
Or "I can't see because of the smoke," becomes "I can't see for the smoke."
Also, they say things like "In hospital," while I say "In the hospital."
What different rules are they using in these cases?
2 Answers
- RELv 78 years agoFavorite Answer
No different rules, just different idioms. As for your "for the smoke" example, we use that idiom here too. Do you not recognize the saying "he can't see the forest for the trees"?
- relaxificationLv 68 years ago
These are idioms and vary widely across the UK. As they do here in the US. I say "in hospital," for example.
Another good indicator of where you're from is what you call fizzy sugary drinks. Soda? West coast. Pop? East coast. And some places in the middle call all sodas "coke."
