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من طرف 10x Common English Language Errors
part1
Because English is such a complex language, it is
fraught with traps that we all frequently fall into. With this list I hope to
clear up at least a few of the confusing words we use every day.x
This is a
list of some of the more common errors people make with English.x
part1
Because English is such a complex language, it is
fraught with traps that we all frequently fall into. With this list I hope to
clear up at least a few of the confusing words we use every day.x
This is a
list of some of the more common errors people make with English.x
1x. Practice
/ Practise
In US English,
practice is used as either a verb (doing word), or noun (naming word).x
Hence, a doctor
has a practice, and a person practices the violin.x
2x. Bought /
Brought
Bought relates to
buying something. Brought relates to bringing something. x
For example, I
bought a bottle of wine which had been brought over from France.x
The easy way to
remember which is which is that bring start with ‘br’ and brought also does.x
This is one of
those difficult ones that a spelling checker won’t catch.x
3x. Your /
You’re
Your means
“belonging to you”. You’re means “you are”.x
The simplest way
to work out the correct one to use is to read out your sentence.x
For example,
if you say “you’re jeans look nice” expand the apostrophe.x
The expanded
sentence would read “you are jeans look nice” – obviously nonsensical. Remember,
in English, the apostrophe often denotes an abbreviation.x
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4x. Its /
It’s
As in the case
above, the apostrophe denotes an abbreviation: it’s = it is.x
Its means
“belongs to it”.x
The confusion
arises here because we also use an apostrophe in English to denote possession –
except in this case; if you want to say “the cat’s bag” you say “its bag” not
“it’s bag”.x
“It’s” always
means “it is” or “it has”.x
“It’s a hot day.”
“it’s been fun seeing you.”x
5x. Two / To
/ Too
With a ‘w’ it
means the number 2. With one ‘o’ it refers to direction: ‘to France’.x
A good way to
remember this one is that too has two ‘o’s – ie, it has more ‘o’s than ‘to’ –
therefore it refers to quantity.x
