Is there anyone left who knows the difference?

[Lisa loves Pooh]

This one is funny to me because JK Rowling (in the Harry Potter books) constantly uses was instead of were and it drives me crazy!

Could that be a British thing.

Can't think of all of them off the top of my head--but it seems there are some phrases that are grammatically correct in Britain but grammatically awkward if not incorrect here.

 

[cdepauli]

Could that be a British thing.

Can't think of all of them off the top of my head--but it seems there are some phrases that are grammatically correct in Britain but grammatically awkward if not incorrect here.

Nope, that one is definitely not a British thing.