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[AmE] I haven’t really read anything like that in years. (BrE preferred form: for years) [AmE] I haven’t talked to my brother in three years. (BrE preferred form: for three years) ÚIn, into 177; For 129
In and on with street names BrE uses in with street names. AmE prefers on: [BrE] They were a lovely family. They lived in Walton Street. [AmE] I used to live on Perot Street. ÚIn, into 177; On 245; At, on, and in (place) 50
Through AmE uses through in many situations where BrE prefers to or till when referring to the end points of periods of time: [AmE] A: Actually she leaves the house at eleven and gets home at four so … B: And that’s Monday through Friday? (BrE preferred form Monday to Friday) A: Yeah. [an elderly woman is talking about her working life, BrE] A: I was doing twelve hours a day from Monday till Friday and twelve and a half on a Saturday. (AmE preferred form Monday through Friday) B: And how old were you? A: Fourteen years old. ÚAcross or through? 6c
Adjectives and adverbs
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Really, real In informal spoken AmE, speakers often use real instead of really before an adjective. This is considered non-standard by many AmE speakers: [AmE] That’s real funny! (BrE preferred form really funny) [AmE] I thought it was a real good movie. (BrE preferred form really good film) Well and good AmE speakers often use good where BrE prefers well. However, the AmE form is becoming more common in BrE, especially after greetings such as How are you?, How’s it going?:
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