#284968 - 31/07/200615:23Re: English vs American
[Re: peter]
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A very clear summary, peter. Thanks.
Oh, and regarding this:
Quote: missing prepositions in US English: I've mainly seen this in cnn.com headlines
I don't count it when they do it in headlines. Headlines are a specific writing style where they're deliberately dropping prepositions and articles in order to fit a larger typeface in the limited space. They're not complete sentences.