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1、CommonErrorsInEnglishhttp://www.nd-warez.info/Andhttp://cyber-gsm.com/http://www.nd-warez.info/http://www.nd-warez.info/Common Errors in English by Paul Brians(Brownie points to anyone who catchesinconsistencies between the mainsite and this version.)Note tha
2、t italics are deliberately omitted on this page.What is an error in English?The concept of language errors is a fuzzy one. I'll leave to linguiststhe technical definitions. Here we're concerned only with deviationsfrom the standard use of English as judged by
3、 sophisticated users suchas professional writers, editors, teachers, and literate executives andpersonnel officers. The aim of this site is to help you avoid lowgrades, lost employment opportunities, lost business, and titters ofamusement at the way you write
4、 or speak.But isn't one person's mistake another's standard usage?Often enough, but if your standard usage causes other people to consideryou stupid or ignorant, you may want to consider changing it. You havethe right to express yourself in any manner you ple
5、ase, but if you wishto communicate effectively you should use nonstandard English only whenyou intend to, rather than fall into it because you don't know anybetter.I'm learning English as a second language. Will this site help meimprove my English?Very likely
6、, though it's really aimed at the most common errors ofnative speakers. The errors others make in English differ according tothe characteristics of their first languages. Speakers of otherlanguages tend to make some specific errors that are uncommon amongnati
7、ve speakers, so you may also want to consult sites dealingspecifically with English as a second language (seehttp://www.cln.org/subjects/esl_cur.html andhttp://esl.about.com/education/adulted/esl/). There is also a Help Deskfor ESL students at Washington Stat
8、e University athttp://www.wsu.edu/~gordonl/ESL/. An outstanding book you may want toorder is Ann Raimes' Keys for Writers. This is not aquestionandanswer site for ESL.Aren't some of thes
