common mistakes in english

#1 (**permalink**) 19-Oct-2005, 10:41

what is common mistake in english?

Casiopea · #2 (**permalink**) 19-Oct-2005, 10:58

Using "alot" for "a lot".
EX: Thanks *alot. => Thanks a lot. (the symbol * means ungrammatical)

Using "it's" (it is) for "its" (possessive pronoun).
EX: *It's tooth is loose. => Its tooth is loose.

Confusing words: there, their, they're; except/accept; to, too, two

#3 (**permalink**) 19-Oct-2005, 11:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by thuy nhung

what is common mistake in english?

Many times, it depends on your native language, and other times, it's universal.

Take a look here:

http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/errors.html


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