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Peaceblinkfriend Posted 18 years ago
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'He has, on occasion, made (small mistakes)a small mistake.' ?

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00 I wonder what the difference between '01i00He has, on occasion, made a 01u00small mistake02u02i00.' and '01i00He has, on occasion, made01u00 small mistakes02u02i00.' is. 02br
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' is. 12br 12br 10PBF 10 I'd write: 11i 10He has, on 11b 10occasions,12b 10 made 11b 10minor12b 10 mistakes12i 10. 12br 12br 10'11i 10He has, 11b 10on occasion12b 10, made 11b 10a12b 12i 11b 10 small mistake12b 10.

— Yoong Liat

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  • 12br 12br 10PBF 10 I'd write: 11i 10He has, on 11b 10occasions,12b 10 made 11b 10minor12b 10 mistakes12i 10.
  • 12br 12br 10'11i 10He has, 11b 10on occasion12b 10, made 11b 10a12b 12i 11b 10 small mistake12b 10.
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01cite10Peaceblinkfriend12cite10Hi all, 12br
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10 I wonder what the difference between '11i10He has, on occasion, made a 11u10small mistake12u12i10.' and '11i10He has, on occasion, made11u10 small mistakes12u12i10.' is. 12br
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0Hi Yoong Liat,02br
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00How are you ?02br
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00Ok ...Although it is correct that the word 01b01i00small02i02b00 should not be used with the word01b01i00 mistake02i02b00...It is generally accepted in English...the majority of people learning English do not actually know this r
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0Hi Yoong Liat02br
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00sorry sorry ...the above post was for Pdfs´enquiry ..I don´t know why I actually I titled it to you ..sorry again .02br
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00lets have a coffee sometime.05002br
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00Mr Bojangles010id1
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0Thanks for your replies, Mr Bojangles and Yoong Liat. 02br
00 Would I be conveying the same meaning using either the singlular or plural form of the word 'mistake'? What I mean is do both sentences mean the person makes some minor mistakes from time to time?02br
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00Thank you again 05002br
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0Hi guys,02br
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00I'm curious about this 'rule', because I've never heard it before. Can you please elaborate?02br
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01font00Although it is correct that the word 01b01i00small02i02b00 should not be used with the word01b01i00 mistake02i02b00...It is
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01cite10Mr Bojangle12cite12br
10Hi Yoong Liat12br
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10sorry sorry ...the above post was for Pdfs´enquiry ..I don´t know why I actually I titled it to you ..sorry again .12br
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10lets have a coffee sometime.15012br
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10Mr Bojangles12br
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0PBF, as you seem to understand "on occasion" means "from time to time." You would not usually make it "on accassions."02br
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00I find "small mistakes" (in the plural) to be the most natural. Most people don't make little mistakes only one at a time. That is, I won't make one error and then be perfect for a specific period of time after. (You've read enough of my typing er
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