Common Mistakes People Make in English

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It was a love story that i found on a one time and in one place.
One night I was lie down at the ground having none of the house.
It was the place I can see for many things around me.All it was that i'm sorroundings with a gardens.While i lie down into the ground,my face and eyes was straight to the sky.

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[b]1001 INFER (in'fur) Verb[/b] - to form an opinion or guess that something is
true because of the information that you have
I inferred from her expression that she wanted to leave.
Noun form - Inference
[b]
1002. INTERVENE (intur'veen) Verb [/b]- to intentionally become involved in a
difficult situation in order to improve it or prevent it from getting worse

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The basic point to remember is that the number of the subject determines the number of the verb; singular subjects take singular verbs, and plural subjects need plural verbs. The sentence

One in three women face harassment

is incorrect, and should read

One in three women faces harassment.

Similarly

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One of the uses of apostrophe is to show ownership. For example, Uma's pen would indicate a pen that belongs to Uma.

The confusion in using apostrophe arises because it is also used for denoting missing letters.

I can't instead of I cannot (to indicate missing letters)
The company's logo (to indicate possession)

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1. An English professor wrote a sentence on the blackboard and asked his class to punctuate the statement.
The statement was: Woman without her man is nothing.

All the boys punctuated it as: Woman, without her man, is nothing.

All the girls punctuated it as: Woman! Without her, man is nothing.

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Spoonerisms are words or phrases in which the syllables or letters get swapped. It has its origins from the Reverend Archibald Spooner who was known for his verbal slips. Basically Spoonerisms can be just got by slips of the tongue!

Consider these:
A lack of pies (a pack of lies)
It's roaring with pain (It's pouring with rain)
Bottle in front of me (frontal lobotomy)

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Palindromes are a beautiful aspect of the English language. The word palindrome is derived from the Greek language (Palin = AGAIN and Dramein = RUN) and means words or sentences that read the same either forwards or backwards. Some examples include:

Single Words:
MALAYALAM
REDIVIDER
RADAR
MADAM
DEED
RACECAR

Sentences:
MADAM I'M ADAM (Ignoring the punctuations)

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Idioms are expressions whose meanings cannot be easily worked out from the words they contain. When it comes to understanding English, it is these expressions which cause most difficulty to learners.

Listed here are some common idioms. Work it out and you will find the answers to their meanings in another of my articles.

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Here are some screamers

The following appears in an instruction leaflet of a flexible roll-up keyboard

• The Roll-keyboard cannot be used in below conditions.
• It cannot be contacted the sharp object
• It cannot be pressed when it was rolled.
• (I love this one) It cannot be putted into the oven and putted on the fire to roast.

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1.Jack of all trades:-one who knows something of everything.

(I am jack of all trades but master of none.)

2.Cock-and-bull story:-false story.

3.A slip of the pen:-a slight mistake in writing.

(This is not a slip of pen but slip of keyboard.)

4.Beside oneself with:-over powered by some powerful emotion.

5.Hue and cry:-Noise.

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1.A Utopian scheme:-good but not practicable.

2.To end in smoke:-to have no effect.

(All my attempts to become a writer ended in smoke)

3.On the spur of moment:-without previous preparation or intention.

4. At one's finger's end:-fully known.

5.To make a clear breast of:-to admit.

6.Rhyme or reason:-valid cause.

7.In cold blood:-without any provocation.

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Bolt from the Blue:(Sudden Mishap)-The news of his father's death came as a Bolt from the blue.

A Man of parts:(A man of ability)-The new captain M.S.Dhoni is a man of parts.

A Man of straw:(A man who has no opinion of his own)-A man of straw is a puppet led about at the will of another.

Apple of discord: The girl was an apple of discord among boys.

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IDIOMS AND PHRASES 2

*High time - Proper time .
*To be off the hinges - To be in a state of confusion.
*To pull or draw in one's horns - To restrain one’s eagerness

*Small hours - The hours from 1 to 4 am.
*To bring dawn the house - To evoke very loud applause in a place of entertainment

*To cry from the house top - To announce in most public manner

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IDIOMS AND PHRASES 1

*A black sheep - A disreputable member
*To be blunt - To be rough

*To have an oar in another's boat - To meddle with the affairs of others

*Bona fide - Genuine
*To talk like a book – To talk in a well - informed manner

*To die in one's boots - To die a sudden death

*To bottle up - To restrain

*To call on : To pay a brief visit to

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ARE YOU A MRS. MALAPROP?

In Sheridan’s play ‘The Rivals’, Mrs. Malaprop continually used long words in the wrong places. Here is a list of ‘paired’ words which may prove troublesome.

1. COMPLEMENT or COMPLIMENT:
a. Complement – number or quantity
required to fill or complete
b. Compliment – expression of
praise or admiration

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here are some oxymorons which i would like to share with you all.....

this is two opposite words which we use simulatenously ......
it is funny believe me .....

open secret
larger half
clearly confused
act naturally
alone together
Hell's Angels
found missing
liquid gas
civil engineer
deafening silence
seriously funny
living dead
Microsoft Works

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CAN

A. Ability, Power and Capacity

1. Ravi can drive a car.
2. Can you lift this weight?
3. He can speak English fluently.
4. They can not help at this time.

B. To Give or Take Permission (informal)

1. Can I take your pen?
2. You can go now.

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