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Originally Posted by TalnSG
What is the educational background of the American friends? (D) is proper, formal ,American english, the study of which in our schools has declined steadily over the past few decades along with the rise in journalist verbage. The average person in the U.S. under in the 40 usually speaks common verbage, not formal.
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That might be it... The american friends I've got are students in Science and have never had a real interest in langauges... If D is proper, formal English, then surely that ought to be the correct answer in an English exam... In fact, why would "common verbage" even be taught??
Anyway, the teacher I got is not so bright... She makes endless mistakes in her spoken English, so I'm not gonna trust what she says...