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看似简单,可连老外也常犯的十大英语错误

线话英语|2016-04-18 10:20:48

  1. Loose for lose

  No: I always loose the product key.

  Yes: I always lose the product key.

  2. It's for its

  No: Download the HTA, along with it's readme file.

  Yes: Download the HTA, along with its readme file.

  No: The laptop is overheating and its making that funny noise again.

  Yes: The laptop is overheating and it's making that funny noise again.

  3. They're for their for there

  No: The managers are in they're weekly planning meeting.

  Yes: The managers are in their weekly planning meeting.

  No: The techs have to check there cell phones at the door, and their not happy about it.

  Yes: The techs have to check their cell phones at the door, and they're not happy about it.

  4. i.e. for e.g.

  No: Use an anti-spyware program (i.e., AdAware).

  Yes: Use an anti-spyware program (e.g., AdAware).

  Note: The term i.e. means "that is"; e.g. means "for example." And a comma follows both of them.

  5. Effect for affect

  No: The outage shouldn't effect any users during work hours.

  Yes: The outage shouldn't affect any users during work hours.

  Yes: The outage shouldn't have any effect on users.

  Yes: We will effect several changes during the downtime.

  Note: Impact is not a verb. Purists, at least, beg you to use affect instead:

  No: The outage shouldn't impact any users during work hours.

  Yes: The outage shouldn't affect any users during work hours.

  Yes: The outage should have no impact on users during work hours.

  6. You're for your

  No: Remember to defrag you're machine on a regular basis.

  Yes: Remember to defrag your machine on a regular basis.

  No: Your right about the changes.

  Yes: You're right about the changes.

  7. Different than for different from

  No: This setup is different than the one at the main office.

  Yes: This setup is different from the one at the main office,英语学习网站.

  Yes: This setup is better than the one at the main office.

  8. Lay for lie

  No: I got dizzy and had to lay down.

  Yes: I got dizzy and had to lie down.

  Yes: Just lay those books over there.

  9. Then for than

  No: The accounting department had more problems then we did.

  Yes: The accounting department had more problems than we did.

  Note: Here's a sub-peeve. When a sentence construction begins with If, you don't need a then. Then is implicit, so it's superfluous and wordy:

  No: If you can't get Windows to boot, then you'll need to call Ted.

  Yes: If you can't get Windows to boot, you'll need to call Ted.

  10. Could of, would of for could have, would have

  No: I could of installed that app by mistake.

  Yes: I could have installed that app by mistake.

  No: I would of sent you a meeting notice,英语书面语, but you were out of town.

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