oxford_guide_to_english_grammar

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307 Differences with conjunctions
2 Except for and aside from
Where the British use except for, Americans can also use aside from.
GB/US: I'm all right now, except for a headache.
US only: I'm all right now, aside from a headache.
3 Through and till/until
Americans can use through for the time when something finishes.
US:
They will stay in New York (from January) through April.
GB/US: They will stay in London (from January) till/until April.
With through April, the time includes the whole of April. With until April they may
leave before the end of April. We can also express the meaning of through like this.
GB/US: They will stay in London until the end of April.
In British English we can also use inclusive. This is rather formal.
Mainly GB: Monday to Friday inclusive
US only: Monday through Friday
4 Idiomatic uses
GB
in Oxford Street
at the weekend/at weekends
a player in the team
twenty (minutes) past ten
ten (minutes) to three
write to someone
visit someone
talk to someone
protest about/against something
US
on Fifth Avenue
on the weekend/on weekends
a player on the team
twenty (minutes) past/after ten
ten (minutes) to/of three
write someone/write to someone
visit someone/visit with someone
talk to/with someone
protest something
protest about/against something
5 Prepositions after different
GB: Your room is different from/to ours.
US: Your room is different from/than ours.
307 Differences with conjunctions
1 Go/Come and...
Americans can leave out and from this pattern.
GB/US: Go and take a look outside.
Mainly US: Go take a look outside.