Living Life

0 We would say, "Mr. X lived life to the fullest." (I think the implication is, 'to the fullest extent.') 0-

0 Thanks Mr Khoff. I thought so too that it should be 'fullest'. Just that is a recent newspaper article, the writer wrote 'full' and I did not see the usual Editor's '(sic)' following the word 'full'. 0-

0 I would say "lived (his) life to the full" is the most common way to express this. 0-

0 In the U.S., it would defintely be more common to say "to the fullest." Are you speaking for British English, woodcutter? 0-

0 Hello khoff, a very cheery evening to you. 02br
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00I don't see woodcutter online, so maybe I can **** in here. 02br
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00It would indeed be BrE to say 'I lived life to the full'. If we said 'to the fullest', it would probably be taken for a whimsical exaggeration. 02br
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00Wild guess: I suppose the BrE version involves simp

0 What I want to know is, since every Hollywood movie has a British bad guy, how come some Americans seem to always be unaware of an alternative form of expression? 02br
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00Well, I suppose Americans are still writing the scripts........... 0-

0 Woodcutter: Who would you expect to write the scripts for Hollywood movies? 02br
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00I answered the question according to common American usage. My signature line clearly indicates that I can only say "what sounds right in American English." When I saw that your answer was the opposite, I asked if it reflected British usage, since nothing in your post or your profile i

0 OK, but questions of that type, to give a similar example....... 02br
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00Do we say "Candy is bad for your teeth" or "Sweets are bad for your teeth"? 02br
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00.....are the kind of questions which often stem from the old British/US divide, which in global language learning terms is a relatively equal relationship (especially if we are allowed to inc

0 is 'Mr X lived life to 01i00its02i00 fullest' also possible? 0-

0 Hi, 02br
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00(especially if we are allowed to include Aussies and Kiwis as a British subsidiary!). 12blockquote

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00And Canucks, too! (but only on Mondays, Wednsdays and Fridays) 02br
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00Clive 0-