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Usenet Posted 21 years ago
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Common mistakes
Hi folks,
I'm working on a list of most common mistakes made by Poles learning English and I would appreciate your comments and opinions, especially on the "incorrect" usage - or is it?
Thanks in advance!
/btw - very useful newsgroup, especially for non-native speakers!/
incorrect/correct
1. What can you see on the picture?/What can you see in the picture?
2. It was in TV, in the radio, in the internet./It was on TV, on theradio, on the internet.
3. It depends of him./It depends on him.
4. Pick up the phone and call to him./Pick up the phone and call him.
5. So, how to say â??mistakeâ? in English?/So, how should/can I sayâ??mistakeâ? in English?
6. I will come in Wednesday./I will come on Wednesday.
7. OK, Iâ??ll be, see you!/OK, Iâ??ll be there, see you!
8. Explain me how to do this./Explain to me how to do this.
9. You have right!/You are right!
10. You have thirty years./You are thirty years old.
I'm working on a list of most common mistakes made by Poles learning English and I would appreciate your comments and opinions, especially on the "incorrect" usage - or is it?
Thanks in advance!
/btw - very useful newsgroup, especially for non-native speakers!/
incorrect/correct
1. What can you see on the picture?/What can you see in the picture?
2. It was in TV, in the radio, in the internet./It was on TV, on theradio, on the internet.
3. It depends of him./It depends on him.
4. Pick up the phone and call to him./Pick up the phone and call him.
5. So, how to say â??mistakeâ? in English?/So, how should/can I sayâ??mistakeâ? in English?
6. I will come in Wednesday./I will come on Wednesday.
7. OK, Iâ??ll be, see you!/OK, Iâ??ll be there, see you!
8. Explain me how to do this./Explain to me how to do this.
9. You have right!/You are right!
10. You have thirty years./You are thirty years old.
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[nq:1]Hi folks, I'm working on a list of most common mistakes made by Poles learning English and I would appreciate ... the phone and call him. 5.
- [nq:1]Hi folks, I'm working on a list of most common mistakes made by Poles learning English and I would appreciate ...
- the phone and call him.
- 5.
- " Still, it's an odd sentence.
- " (where "faute" is the French word for "mistake").
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[nq:1]Hi folks, I'm working on a list of most common mistakes made by Poles learning English and I would appreciate ... the phone and call him. 5. So, how to say "mistake" in English?/So, how should/can I say "mistake" in English?[/nq]
It would be more idiomatic to say "So, how do you say 'mistake' in English?" A more formal version would be "So, how does one say 'mistake' in English."
Sti
It would be more idiomatic to say "So, how do you say 'mistake' in English?" A more formal version would be "So, how does one say 'mistake' in English."
Sti
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You may also find this interesting (although for other kind of mistakes): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-native pronunciations of English#Polish
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[nq:1]Hi folks, I'm working on a list of most common mistakes made by Poles learning English and I would appreciate ... me how to do this. 9. You have right!/You are right! 10. You have thirty years./You are thirty years old.[/nq]
American English speakers would use the second choice in each case. (Pat US/Midwest)
In #6, I can see special cases in which "in Wednesday" might be used. Anothe
American English speakers would use the second choice in each case. (Pat US/Midwest)
In #6, I can see special cases in which "in Wednesday" might be used. Anothe
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[nq:1]Hi folks, I'm working on a list of most common mistakes made by Poles learning English and I would appreciate ... me how to do this. 9. You have right!/You are right! 10. You have thirty years./You are thirty years old.[/nq]
6. You can also say, "I will come Wednesday." There is a verb phrase"to come in", used, for example, to mean "to come to work". In that sense, you might come across
6. You can also say, "I will come Wednesday." There is a verb phrase"to come in", used, for example, to mean "to come to work". In that sense, you might come across
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[nq:1]6. You can also say, "I will come Wednesday." There is a verbphrase "to come in", used, for example, to ... than (come) (in Wednesday). I realise that such details of idiom may be unneccessary for your students at this stage.[/nq]
A good point. Note, though, that in British usage missing out the "on" before a day is generally considered at least vulgar, and possibly even a mistake. I kno
A good point. Note, though, that in British usage missing out the "on" before a day is generally considered at least vulgar, and possibly even a mistake. I kno
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[nq:1]I see that a number of the mistakes (3, 8, 9,and 10) take a form that would be correct in ... the cultural connections between the two countries, French is still seen in Poland as the model of a foreign language?[/nq]
I don't speak French, so I can't comment on the correspondance between French and Polish idioms. Nevertheless, French is not seen as a model of a foreigh language, as it us
I don't speak French, so I can't comment on the correspondance between French and Polish idioms. Nevertheless, French is not seen as a model of a foreigh language, as it us
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[nq:2]I see that a number of the mistakes (3, 8, ... seen in Poland as the model of a foreign language?[/nq]
[nq:1]I don't speak French, so I can't comment on the correspondance between French and Polish idioms. Nevertheless, French is not ... (mainly in the accent) and English all over the place - in words such as "leasing", "marketing", "coaching" and such.[/nq]
Yes, I should have said "
[nq:1]I don't speak French, so I can't comment on the correspondance between French and Polish idioms. Nevertheless, French is not ... (mainly in the accent) and English all over the place - in words such as "leasing", "marketing", "coaching" and such.[/nq]
Yes, I should have said "
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[nq:1]Hi folks, I'm working on a list of most common mistakes made by Poles learning English and I would appreciate ... me how to do this. 9. You have right!/You are right! 10. You have thirty years./You are thirty years old.[/nq]
I would like you to say things in the basic/simple form. Some of the people on this news group are over the top.
Lava
I would like you to say things in the basic/simple form. Some of the people on this news group are over the top.
Lava
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[nq:2]Hi folks, I'm working on a list of most common ... right! 10. You have thirty years./You are thirty years old.[/nq]
[nq:1]I would like you to say things in the basic/simple form. Some of the people on this news group are over the top.[/nq]
I would like the moon to be made of green cheese, because I learned that myth as a child.
You know, the cow jumped over it.
But I don't th
[nq:1]I would like you to say things in the basic/simple form. Some of the people on this news group are over the top.[/nq]
I would like the moon to be made of green cheese, because I learned that myth as a child.
You know, the cow jumped over it.
But I don't th
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