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Copyright by Andrew D. Miles, 2010
130
Common
Mistakes
in English
C o p y ri g h t by An d r e w D . M i l e s , B a r c e l o n a , 2 0 1 0 .
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authorization from the author.
Copyright by Andrew D. Miles, 2010
Mistakes
and
students
go
together.
Otherwise, pupils would be teachers. English
–a language of few infallible rules– is fertile
land for blunders, which I have been listening
to and committing for years. One day I started
to keep a list of the most common slips and
ended up with around three hundred. After
eliminating the least frequent I listed the
remainder, which you’ll find below.
Even though I have strived to include the
most common errors this list is arbitrary. I
therefore apologise to those faults who feel
their prevalence makes them belong here and
to those who are in but consider themselves
exceptional and would rather join another
club.
This book has two parts. The first includes
correct and incorrect examples. The second
shows which ones are right.
Copyright by Andrew D. Miles, 2010
Part 1: Which one is wrong?
1.
Accused of
The man was accused of the
murder.
The man was accused with the
murder.
I work as an administrative at a
co-operative.
This is just an administrative
problem.
Greta agrees with you.
Greta is agree with you.
Only three people were alive
after the accident.
Only three people were live after
the accident.
We’ll meet on alternate Mondays.
Today, on the 11
th
and on the
25
th
.
We’ll meet on alternative
Mondays. Today, on the 11th and
on the 25th.
Is this the only solution? Isn’t there
an alternate option?
Is this the only solution? Isn’t there
an alternative option?
The three boys divided the cake
among themselves.
The three boys divided the cake
between themselves.
He’s angry because he had an
accident.
He’s hungry because he had an
accident.
She can’t see anything.
She can’t see nothing.
2.
Administrative
3.
4.
Agree
Alive & live
5.
Alternate & alternative
6.
Alternative & alternate
7.
Among & between
8.
Angry & hungry
9.
Anything & nothing
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10.
As & like
He’s an engineer but works as a
driver.
He’s an engineer but works like a
driver.
She tried to climb Mount
Kilimanjaro last year but failed.
This year she’ll attempt it again.
She tried to climb Mount
Kilimanjaro last year but failed.
This year she’ll intend it again.
Shall I write the figure on axis X or
axis Y?
Shall I write the figure on axle X or
axle Y?
My car wheels are held together
by the axis.
My car wheels are held together
by the axle.
He reacts in a bad way.
He reacts in a badly way.
He reacts bad.
He reacts badly.
We are both fifteen years old.
We have both fifteen years.
I don’t believe anything she ever
says.
I’m not believing anything she
ever says.
France lies among Spain and
Germany.
France lies between Spain and
Germany.
A billion is a thousand million in
the USA.
A billion is a million million in the
USA.
11.
Attempt & intend
12.
Axis & axle
13.
Axle & axis
14.
15.
16.
17.
Bad & badly
Badly & bad
Be fifteen years old
Believe
18.
Between & among
19.
Billion
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