Entries from July 2008
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
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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Tags: Incorrect Omissions
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