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the most commonerrors involving them.
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1.6.2 Grammar errors
Grammar errors are also commonin Vietnamese -English ... “uống” (drink) can go with many different kinds
of liquid including water, beer, alcohol, medicine and even poison. It is incorrect to
say “drink medicine” inEnglish there are clear distinctions ...
Spelling errorsin translation are also the commonerrors like spelling errorsin
writing. When people have to translate a Vietnamese text into Englishin a short
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students made nine translation errors, and 39 indefinite article omission
errors.
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Translation ... (1978). Patterns in spelling errors. ELT. 23 (3): 207-212.
17. Kharma, N. (1981). Analysis oferrors committed by Arab university
students in the use of the definite/indefinite articles. IRAL. ...
On examining the classification of errors, one can recognize that the
majority of these errors involve subject-verb agreement, which constitute
44.03% of the total number of the errors made...
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originally called integral photography, is one
of the most attractive technologies in the field
of 3D displays.
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that give information. They are made of up different
combinations of clauses.
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textbooks explain sentence punctuation in English.
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textbooks explain sentence...
... answering back in an insolent manner AUSTRALIA, 1969
backwashing noun after injecting a drug, the drawing of blood back
into the syringe, with the intention of collecting any drug residue,
and reinjecting ... 1998. 3 a
losing bet. Glasgow slang
UK: SCOTLAND, 1985
bingey; bingy; binghi; binjey noun the stomach, the belly. Of
Aboriginal origin
AUSTRALIA, 1926
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Bb
B ... E’, the first commissioned
in 1936 and the second in 1961
US, 1942
big ears noun in the language of paragliding, an intentional
collapsing of both tips of the wing to increase speed
US, 1992
Big...
... 1998
coffin hoist noun in electric line work, any type of chain hoist US,
1980
coffin lid noun a child. Rhyming slang for KID UK, 2000
coffin nail noun a cigarette. From the link between smoking ... 1989
cinch noun 1 a certainty US, 1890. 2 in horse racing, a horse that is
virtually certain to win
US, 1960
cinchers noun brakes US, 1942
Cincy; Cinci nickname Cincinatti, Ohio US, 1899
cinder ... behind the nose of the plane US,
1983
. < keep your chin up to maintain your courage or
fortitude; often said as an encouraging injunction
UK, 1938
chin verb 1 to punch someone on the chin...
... 1974
drowning noun the criminal act of gaining entry to a property with
the intent to commit theft by claiming to work for a water
supplier
UK, 1998
drown-proofing noun in navy training, an exercise involving
extended ... ‘diner -in and ‘dining in UK, 1950
ding noun 1 the penis US, 1965. 2 the buttocks. A shortening of DINGER
AUSTRALIA
, 1957. 3 a party, especiallly a wild party. A shortening of
WINGDING AUSTRALIA, ... probably of theatrical origins
UK, 1949. 2 good, pleasing,
excellent
US, 1979
decider noun of a sporting contest, the deciding factor: the final
heat, the final set; the winning stroke, the winning...