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COMMON MISTAKES
Lets continue this previous post on common mistakes. I'm going to point out numerous grammatical mistakes we have making in our everyday writing and conversation.
The following symbols are the keys purposely provided to open your understanding to the problems.
21. I DON'T THINK | I DON'T THINK SO
QUESTION: Is your sister in?
W: RESPONSE: I don't think
C:RESPONSE: I don't think so
| NOTE: I don't think means "I do not use my brains" while, "I don't think so" means I am not of that opinion. |
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22. CONSIDER | AS
W: He considers me as his best friend.
C: He considers me his best friend.
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NOTE: The word "consider" cannot be followed by "as", But say: He regards me as his best friend. |
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23. APPOINT AS
W: They appointed him as chairman of the meeting.
C: The appointed him chairman of the meeting.
| NOTE: Also behaving like appoint are elect and consider. Verbs that do have "As " in their complement include "dress" as refers to someone as "address as" |
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24. TOO KNOWN | TOO KNOWING
W: You are too know/known
C: You are too knowing
| NOTE: People say "too know (known) " when they mean 'conceited ' , that is "full of conceit ". The word known is past participle of know. |
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25. BUY AT | BUY FOR
W: I can't buy this book for such a price
C: I can't buy this book at such a price.
| NOTE: "at " is used if the actual sum is not mentioned. |
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26. IN THE TWINKLE | TWINKLING OF AN EYE
W: He arrived in the twinkle of an eye.
C: He arrived in the twinkling of an eye.
| NOTE: The idiom means "in a moment " Immediately. Its correct form must be observed. |
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27. BORROW | LEND
W: Please borrow me your pen.
C: Please, lend me your pen.
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NOTE: Borrow means 'get from' Lend means "give to ". In other words the giver "lends" but the taker borrows |
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28. PUT OFF | PUT OUT
W: Please, put off the light.
C: Please, put out the light
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NOTE: "Put off " means to postponed as in; The meeting was "put off " because the members didn't form the quorum. Say put out/switch off/turn off light For lanterns, fire or candles you can say put out/blow out, quench or extinguish. |
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