0
Jackson6612 Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Is the foIlowing sentence correct? ''I was at mistake.''

0Is the foIlowing sentence correct?02br
02br
01font01b001:02b00 I was at mistake.02font02br
02br
00Most probably it's a correct sentence, but 01font00why couldn't 01b01i00on02i02b00 be used in stead of 01b01i00at02i02b00?02font0-
  

Top answer

12font 12br 12br 10Most probably it's a correct sentence, but 11font 10why couldn't 11b 11i 10on12i 12b 10 be used in stead of 11b 11i 10at12i 12b 10? 02font 02b 00 0-

— Philip

  • 12font 12br 12br 10Most probably it's a correct sentence, but 11font 10why couldn't 11b 11i 10on12i 12b 10 be used in stead of 11b 11i 10at12i 12b 10?
  • 02font 02b 00 0-
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

7 Answers
0
0 01blockquote
01cite10Jackson661212cite10Is the foIlowing sentence correct?12br
12br
11font11b101:12b10 I was at mistake.12font12br
12br
10Most probably it's a correct sentence, but 11font10why couldn't 11b11i10
0
0
0If you did say "I was at mistake", although it is grammatically incorrect and sounds quite strange, you would probably be understood. If you changed the "at" to an "on", however, I don't think any English speaker would have a clue as to what you meant. The person you were talking to would just say "huh?".0-
0
0
0 Philip and Marvin, thank you very much for helping me. Suggestions are still welcome. 0-
0
0
0Of course 'I was at mistake' is wrong whether or not anyone understands you; if we go that way then there's no need for forums such as these.02br
02br
00Sounds to me like there's a confusion between:02br
02br
01font01b00I was mistaken02b02font00 (as pointed out in a previous post)02br
02br
0
0
0 01blockquote
01cite10Tam Sadek12cite10Of course 'I was at mistake' is wrong whether or not anyone understands you; if we go that way then there's no need for forums such as these.12br
12br
10Sounds to me like there's a confusion between:12br
12br
11font11b10I was mistaken12b
0
0
0No worries Jackson. Errors are often due to mixing up two expressions which have a similar meaning. One thing to note here is the use of the preposition:02br
02br
00I was 01b01font00at fault02font02b00.02br
02br
00and as an extension; another similar expression, but using a different preposition:
0
0
0 01blockquote
01cite10Tam Sadek12cite10No worries Jackson. Errors are often due to mixing up two expressions which have a similar meaning. One thing to note here is the use of the preposition:12br
12br
10I was 11b11font10at fault12font12b10.12br
12br
10
0

Related Questions