# English teachers....help!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-teachers-help/363310>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [July 6, 2006, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-teachers-help/363310 "2006-07-06T02:58:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![GorillaMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/50afbb/32.png) [@GorillaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaMan)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2006, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-teachers-help/363310/21 "2006-07-13T22:27:46Z")

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> [@iampunha](#):
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> That’s great. However, bear in mind that American English contains a lot of dialects…

Nope, you’re still not getting it.

_ **"…but she also needs to know British usage"** _

Why do you think I linked to British newspapers’ style guides? :rolleyes:

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**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2006, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-teachers-help/363310/22 "2006-07-14T00:27:50Z")

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> [@GorillaMan](#):
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> Why do you think I linked to British newspapers’ style guides? :rolleyes:

Because you thought it would help. How, I’m not entirely sure, since American newspapers’ style guides are by no means indicative of how a majority of Americans speak or write.

But since it doesn’t seem as though we’re getting anywhere with each other, thoughts on something of a truce?

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**Author:** ![GorillaMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/50afbb/32.png) [@GorillaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaMan)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2006, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-teachers-help/363310/23 "2006-07-14T06:50:35Z")

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> [@iampunha](#):
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> Because you thought it would help. How, I’m not entirely sure, since American newspapers’ style guides are by no means indicative of how a majority of Americans speak or write.

> [@GorillaMan](#):
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> There’s no fixed rule. Even the main broadsheet newspapers have differences between them, but at least the [Time](http://www.timesonline.co.uk/section/0,,2941,00.html) and the [Guardian](http://www.guardian.co.uk/styleguide/0,,184913,00.html) have their style guides online, which might help. The differences between them can be interesting

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> But since it doesn’t seem as though we’re getting anywhere with each other, thoughts on something of a truce?

Alright, now I’ve had the final word 😉

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**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2006, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-teachers-help/363310/24 "2006-07-14T08:22:08Z")

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> [@GorillaMan](#):
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> Alright, now I’ve had the final word 😉

Oh, do allow me to shut the door for you;)

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**Author:** ![blinkingblinking](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@blinkingblinking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blinkingblinking)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2006, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-teachers-help/363310/25 "2006-07-14T11:52:48Z")

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I teach Maths, never Math

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