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Common Errors in English

Entries from July 2008

Prepositions often confused

July 30th, 2008 · No Comments

To and At.
(a) To.

Not OK: We come at school every morning.
Say: We come to school every morning.

(b) At.

Not OK: Chewbacca is standing to the door.
Say: Chewbacca is standing at the door.

To and Till.
(a) To.

Not OK: Jar Jar walked till the river and back.
Say: Jar Jar walked to the river and back.

(b) Till.

Not OK: The Jedi [...]

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Tags: Confused Words

Incorrect Omissions

July 30th, 2008 · No Comments

Ask for a thing, not ask a thing.

Not OK: She came and asked his lightsaber.
Say: She came and asked for his lightsaber.

Dispose/get rid of a thing, not dispose/get rid a thing.

Not OK: Watto dispose/get rid all his junks.
Say: Watto dispose/get rid of all his junks.

Dream of a thing, not dream a thing.

Not OK: Darth Vader [...]

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Using the Wrong Prepositions

July 28th, 2008 · No Comments

Absorbed (very much interested) in, not at.

Not OK: Master Windu was absorbed at his work.
Say: Master Windu was absorbed in his work.

Accuse of, not for.

Not OK: She accused Senator Palpatine for treason.
Say: She accused Senator Palpatine of treason.

Accustomed to, not with.

Not OK: I’m accustomed with Tatooine’s hot weather.
Say: I’m accustomed [...]

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Tags: Misused Forms