di Kathleen Cornford
Speaker: Mark Worden (Standard British accent)
When do we use a past tense with a future meaning? Do I say “big,”
“large” or “great?” What exactly is the difference between “close” and
“shut?” How do I read out an email address? The answers to these and
other questions (which even native speakers find difficult) can be found
in Practical English Usage, an international best seller by Michael
Swan (whose poetry has often appeared in Speak Up). The book’s
publisher, the Oxford University Press, has now made it available in app
form. The app contains over 600 entries covering all the important
problems for learners of English and includes notes on differences
between spoken and written English, British and American, and changes in
the language.