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โณโฐ Don't waste your time, make it useful by reviewing and strengthening you English language.
Most Common Mistakes in English.
Have you ever heard someone say, โAnybody have an idea how โฆ?โ, and wondered whether it should be โanybody hasโ? Although โanybodyโ is in the third person singular, and hence the correct verb form used with it must contain an โsโ (as in โanybody who has read the book โฆโ), โhaveโ in the situation described above is the only โcorrectโ option. Why?
What we are dealing with here is so-called conversational deletion. In colloquial English, it is possible to omit certain elements at the beginning of a sentence that are not essential to the overall meaning. For example, we can often read
Hope to hear from you soon!
instead of โI hope to hear from you soon!โ in informal email correspondence. โAnybody haveโ falls into the same category. The deleted word in this case is โdoesโ:
Does anybody have an idea how to get there?
This usage should be completely avoided in formal writing, but it is relatively widespread in spoken language. Trying to โcorrectโ the sentence by using โhasโ results in something that doesnโt sound natural at all:
Does anybody have any questions? (correct)
Anybody have any questions? (colloquial, avoid in formal language)
Anybody has any questions? (unnatural)
Have you ever heard someone say, โAnybody have an idea how โฆ?โ, and wondered whether it should be โanybody hasโ? Although โanybodyโ is in the third person singular, and hence the correct verb form used with it must contain an โsโ (as in โanybody who has read the book โฆโ), โhaveโ in the situation described above is the only โcorrectโ option. Why?
What we are dealing with here is so-called conversational deletion. In colloquial English, it is possible to omit certain elements at the beginning of a sentence that are not essential to the overall meaning. For example, we can often read
Hope to hear from you soon!
instead of โI hope to hear from you soon!โ in informal email correspondence. โAnybody haveโ falls into the same category. The deleted word in this case is โdoesโ:
Does anybody have an idea how to get there?
This usage should be completely avoided in formal writing, but it is relatively widespread in spoken language. Trying to โcorrectโ the sentence by using โhasโ results in something that doesnโt sound natural at all:
Does anybody have any questions? (correct)
Anybody have any questions? (colloquial, avoid in formal language)
Anybody has any questions? (unnatural)
Misplaced apostrophes
Apostrophes arenโt difficult to use once you know how, but putting them in the wrong place is one of the most common grammar mistakes in the English language. Many people use an apostrophe to form the plural of a word, particularly if the word in question ends in a vowel, which might make the word look strange with an S added to make it plural.
The rules:
Apostrophes indicate possession โ something belonging to something or someone else.
To indicate something belonging to one person, the apostrophe goes before the โsโ. For instance, โThe girlโs horse.โ
To indicate something belonging to more than one person, put the apostrophe after the โsโ. For example, โThe girlsโ horse.โ
Apostrophes are also used to indicate a contracted word. For example, โdonโtโ uses an apostrophe to indicate that the word is missing the โoโ from โdo notโ.
Apostrophes are never used to make a word plural, even when a word is in number form, as in a date.
How not to do it:
The horseโs are in the field
Penโs for sale
In the 1980โs
Janes horse is over there
The girls dresses are ready for them to collect
How to do it properly:
The horses are in the field
Pens for sale
In the 1980s
We didnโt want to do it
Janeโs horse is over there
The girlsโ dresses are ready for them to collect
Apostrophes arenโt difficult to use once you know how, but putting them in the wrong place is one of the most common grammar mistakes in the English language. Many people use an apostrophe to form the plural of a word, particularly if the word in question ends in a vowel, which might make the word look strange with an S added to make it plural.
The rules:
Apostrophes indicate possession โ something belonging to something or someone else.
To indicate something belonging to one person, the apostrophe goes before the โsโ. For instance, โThe girlโs horse.โ
To indicate something belonging to more than one person, put the apostrophe after the โsโ. For example, โThe girlsโ horse.โ
Apostrophes are also used to indicate a contracted word. For example, โdonโtโ uses an apostrophe to indicate that the word is missing the โoโ from โdo notโ.
Apostrophes are never used to make a word plural, even when a word is in number form, as in a date.
How not to do it:
The horseโs are in the field
Penโs for sale
In the 1980โs
Janes horse is over there
The girls dresses are ready for them to collect
How to do it properly:
The horses are in the field
Pens for sale
In the 1980s
We didnโt want to do it
Janeโs horse is over there
The girlsโ dresses are ready for them to collect
Its/itโs
We said earlier that apostrophes should be used to indicate possession, but there is one exception to this rule, and that is the word โitโ. Unsurprisingly, this exception gets lots of people confused.
The rules:
โItโsโ is only ever used when short for โit isโ.
โItsโ indicates something belonging to something that isnโt masculine or feminine (like โhisโ and โhersโ, but used when youโre not talking about a person).
If it helps, remember that inanimate objects canโt really possess something in the way a human can.
How not to do it:
Its snowing outside
The sofa looks great with itโs new cover
How to do it properly:
Itโs snowing outside
The sofa looks great with its new cover
We said earlier that apostrophes should be used to indicate possession, but there is one exception to this rule, and that is the word โitโ. Unsurprisingly, this exception gets lots of people confused.
The rules:
โItโsโ is only ever used when short for โit isโ.
โItsโ indicates something belonging to something that isnโt masculine or feminine (like โhisโ and โhersโ, but used when youโre not talking about a person).
If it helps, remember that inanimate objects canโt really possess something in the way a human can.
How not to do it:
Its snowing outside
The sofa looks great with itโs new cover
How to do it properly:
Itโs snowing outside
The sofa looks great with its new cover
Your/youโre
We covered this one before in our post on homophones, but itโs such a widespread problem that thereโs no harm in covering it again.
The rules:
โYourโ indicates possession โ something belonging to you.
โYouโreโ is short for โyou areโ.
How not to do it:
Your beautiful
Do you know when your coming over?
Can I have one of youโre biscuits?
How to do it properly:
Youโre beautiful
Do you know when youโre coming over?
Can I have one of your biscuits?
We covered this one before in our post on homophones, but itโs such a widespread problem that thereโs no harm in covering it again.
The rules:
โYourโ indicates possession โ something belonging to you.
โYouโreโ is short for โyou areโ.
How not to do it:
Your beautiful
Do you know when your coming over?
Can I have one of youโre biscuits?
How to do it properly:
Youโre beautiful
Do you know when youโre coming over?
Can I have one of your biscuits?
Program and ProgrammeWriters are often unsure whether to useprogram or programme. Those following US writing conventions don't need to worry about this. They can use the word programfor everything. However, those following UK writing conventions are not so fortunate. They do need to make a distinction betweenprogram and programme. (This is because the English were influenced by the French word programme, but Americans weren't.)Use Program for Anything Relating to ComputersFor anything to do with a computer, useprogram. For example:It's a useful computer program. () ()(In this example, program is a noun.)Do you know how to program the computer? () ()(In this example, program is a verb.)Use Program If It's a VerbAs in the second example above, the wordprogram is the only one that can be used as a verb (i.e., programme is never used as a verb). For example:Do you know how to program the alarm? () ()(Usually, this will have something to do with computers.)Please program the team-building exercises before the lunch. () ()(Be aware that it's not always about computers.)A box of crayons and a big sheet of paper provide a more expressive medium for kids than computerized paint programs. (Clifford Stoll) () ()My virus checker keeps rejecting your programme. () ()If You're British, Use Programme to Mean Agenda, TV Show or Collection of ProjectsIn the UK, programme is used to denote an itinerary, a show (typically, on the TV or radio), or a collection of work projects. For example:It looks like an entertaining programme tonight. () ()Family Guy is one of my favourite programmes. () ()(Family Guy is one of my favorite programs. ())The person who leaked the secret programme is hiding in Hong Kong. () ()(Here, programme means a collecton of work projects.)I'm glad the President finally found an economic development program. I'm just sad that it's only in Baghdad. (John Kerry) () ()Programmed and ProgrammingIn UK and US English, you should useprogrammed for the past tense and past participle of the verb to program, and you should use programming for the present participle and gerund. However, in the US, you can also use programed and programing, which are acceptable alternatives.
AMERICANS, JUST USE PROGRAM
Americans do not need to worry about the word programme. Just useprogram. The noun programmecomes from the French, and only those following UK writing conventions need to make a distinction between program andprogramme.
Your scorecard:
Q1: True or False?
Program and programmeare interchangeable.A: TrueB: False
AMERICANS, JUST USE PROGRAM
Americans do not need to worry about the word programme. Just useprogram. The noun programmecomes from the French, and only those following UK writing conventions need to make a distinction between program andprogramme.
Your scorecard:
Q1: True or False?
Program and programmeare interchangeable.A: TrueB: False
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