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Common mistake - last, last but not least, at last, finally and latest
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Cambridge + Yuzhe
Jul 31, 2017
Common mistake: nowadays, these days or today
We can use nowadays, these days or today as adverbs meaning ‘at the present time, in comparison with the past’: I don’t watch TV very...
Cambridge + Yuzhe
Jul 23, 2017
Common mistake: following or the following
We use following without the + noun phrase to mean ‘after’, ‘in response to’ or ‘as a result of’: Following the bad election results of...
Cambridge + Yuzhe
Jul 23, 2017
Common mistake: grateful or thankful
We use grateful to talk about how we feel when someone is kind to us or does us a favour: [a message on a thank-you card] Thank you so...
Cambridge + Yuzhe
Jul 23, 2017
Common mistake: principal or principle
Principal as an adjective means ‘most important’: The principal reason for the failure to take action was poor communication between...
Cambridge + Yuzhe
Jul 9, 2017
Common mistake - open or opened
We use open as an adjective to mean ‘not closed’: I stopped the car when I realised that the door was open. Not: … that the door was...
Cambridge + Yuzhe
Jul 8, 2017
Common mistake - fit or suit
If something fits you or fits into a place, it is the right size or shape for you or for that place: [trying on shoes in a shoe shop]...
Cambridge + Yuzhe
Jul 7, 2017
Common mistake - during or for
We use during to say when something happens, if it happens in or over a period of time. We use for to talk about the length of time...
Cambridge + Yuzhe
Jul 7, 2017
Common mistake - each or every
We use each to refer to individual things in a group or a list of two or more things. It is often similar in meaning to every, but we use...
Cambridge + Yuzhe
Jul 6, 2017
Common mistake - content or contents
Content (uncountable) Content as a singular noun is uncountable. It means the ideas that are contained in a piece of writing or a film or...
Cambridge + Yuzhe
Jul 6, 2017
Common mistake - consist, comprise or compose
Consist, comprise and compose are all verbs used to describe what something is ‘made of’. We don’t use them in continuous forms. Consist...
Cambridge + Yuzhe
Jul 5, 2017
Common mistake - consider or regard
Consider and regard can both mean ‘believe’ or ‘realise’ or ‘understand’. When they mean ‘believe’ or ‘realise’ or ‘understand’, we don’t...
Cambridge + Yuzhe
Jul 5, 2017
Common mistake - been or gone
We often use been to, instead of gone to, when we refer to completed visits to a place: Have you ever been to Budapest? Not: Have you...
Cambridge + Yuzhe
Jul 5, 2017
Common mistake - any more or anymore
Any more as a determiner We use any more as a determiner to describe ‘an indefinite quantity of something’. Any more is similar to some...
Cambridge + Yuzhe
Jul 4, 2017
Common mistake - increase
How about another case below: There has been an increase of 2% _____ (preposition) annual salary. #Commonmistake #Grammar
Cambridge + Yuzhe
Jul 2, 2017
Common mistake - home
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Cambridge + Yuzhe
Jun 29, 2017
Common mistake - good or well
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Yuzhe
Jun 24, 2017
Common mistake - give
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Yuzhe
Jun 24, 2017
Common mistake - fun or funny
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Cambridge + Yuzhe
Jun 19, 2017
Common mistake - for
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Cambridge + Yuzhe
Jun 19, 2017
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