... FROM THE BEGINNING OF TIME Stephen Hawking writes about the beginning of time, but few other people do. People who write "from the beginning of time" or "since time began" ... denigrating others. The word was then broadened to cover an exaggerated belief in the superiority of one's own kind in other respects. Following this pattern, feminists in the 1970s invented ... a law; in all of these cases you are making the object of the adoption your own, accepting it. If you adapt something, however, you are changing it. ADDICTING/ADDICTIVE Do you find beer...
... CommonErrorsinEnglish Common Errorsin English Go to list of errors. What is an error in English? The concept of language errors is a fuzzy one. I’ll leave to linguists the ... List of errors file:///C|/Temp/livres/commonerrors /errors/ accept.html03/09/2005 15:36:40 CommonErrorsinEnglish Common Errorsin English Read about the book version of this site.Coming soon: ... important introductory remarks. The “:8080” string found in some links is obsolete. ● If you think a common error is missing from my list, check by searching with the “Find” command in your...
... textbooks on English writing in Korea, however, few textbooks explain sentence punctuation in English. → There are many textbooks on English writing in Korea; however, few textbooks explain sentence ... (WSI) increased when both temperature and chlorine concentration increased.No abbreviations in subheadings3.3 Abbreviations:Don’t introduce abbreviations in subheadings8Abbreviations in body ... sentences inEnglish that give information. They are made of up different combinations of clauses.SimpleCompoundComplexCompound-complexMain ClauseMain ClauseSubordinateClauseMain Clause...
... She couldn’t explain the reason why she was here. She couldn’t explain the reason because she was here. 120. Think of I’m thinking of moving to Australia. I’m thinking to move to Australia. ... She couldn’t explain the reason why she was here. She couldn’t explain the reason because she was here. 120. Think of I’m thinking of moving to Australia. I’m thinking to move to Australia. ... 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 commonerrors this list is – as many...
... hours since my sister last rung D. My sister hasn’t rung since hours.11. Mary prefers to dance rather than sing.A. Mary prefers to dance than to sing. B. Mary prefers dancing than sing.C. ... prefers dancing than to sing. D. Mary prefers dancing to singing.12. It took him two hours to do his homework.A. He spent two hours to do his homework. B. He spent two hours doing his homework.C. ... two years since Mary began studying Vietnamese. D. All are correct14. I started going to school in 1997.A. I haven’t been a pupil when it was in 1997. B. I have been a student since 1997.C....
... spacecraft, there’s no point in calling it a "UFO.” I love the sign I once saw in a Seattle bookstore labeling the alien-invasion section: “Incorrectly Identified Flying Objects." XMAS/CHRISTMAS“Xmas” ... original version of this saying, click here. Beginning a sentence with a conjunctionIt offends those who wish to confine English usage in a logical straitjacket that writers often begin sentences ... distinction is not always maintained. It is disingenuous to pretend that people who use “gender” in the new senses are making an error, just as it is disingenuous to maintain that “Ms.” means “manuscript”...
... spacecraft, there’s no point in calling it a "UFO.” I love the sign I once saw in a Seattle bookstore labeling the alien-invasion section: “Incorrectly Identified Flying Objects." XMAS/CHRISTMAS“Xmas” ... can also be used in the sense of almost succeeding in striking a desired target: “His Cointreau soufflé was a near miss.” “None” singular vs. pluralSome people insist that since “none” is derived ... words as interchangeable except for insisting on “further” for in addition,” and “moreover.” You’ll always be safe in making the distinction; some people get really testy about this. IN SPITE...
... you mind, look forward to. Examples: 1 think it's no use trying again. J can't help feeling angry about it. Use the gerund or the infinitive after certain verbs, such as begin, ... succeeded to win the prize. / Say: Paula succeeded in winning the prize. 83 Think of + -ing. Don't say: 1 often think to go to England. / Say: 1 often think of going to England. ... 42 Interested in, not for. Don't say: She's not interested for her work. / Say: She's not interested in her work. Note Also take an interest in She takes a great interest...