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Part II: The English language quiz you MUST take!


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ChamanLal Joneja
Common mistakes the non-native users of English commit
by ChamanLal Joneja on Nov 29, 2012 12:43 AM

.English language is being used in most of the countries at two levels: Functional and interactive English which conveys what the speaker or the writer wants to and Academic English, which says it beautifully and which is grammatically correct and delightful. It is distinctive as it is different and has the elements of poise and pause, both in writing and speaking.I would like to add a few more common mistakes in the write up by Preeti Shirodkar. These are:
1.The use of S form
2.An aversion to use Pronouns
3.Omission of articles a, an and the, with adjective and noun
4.The wrong use and placement of adverbs
5.The improper use of connectives
6.disuse of phrases

There are many more but it needs a purposeful change in teaching strategies.


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Devang Mandaliya
Grammar
by Devang Mandaliya on Mar 05, 2012 04:42 PM  | Hide replies

I Love You. Re: Me too. right or wrong?

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Sunil Kelkar
Re: Grammar
by Sunil Kelkar on Jun 10, 2012 01:44 PM
You too?
;)

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rr t
Re: Grammar
by rr t on Mar 29, 2012 02:35 PM
Wrong. It should be- I love you too.

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telef fernao
hilarious
by telef fernao on Dec 06, 2011 07:23 PM  | Hide replies

most of these mistakes are made by people who studied in regional languages.

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Sunil Kelkar
Re: hilarious
by Sunil Kelkar on Jun 10, 2012 01:45 PM
Incorrect.

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Nayak Nayak
Re: hilarious
by Nayak Nayak on Mar 01, 2012 06:51 PM
In fact it is other way round. English medium students hardly write or speak English correctly especially convent studied.

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rr t
Re: Re: hilarious
by rr t on Mar 29, 2012 02:38 PM
Yes. They are good only in conversational english and that too in slangs. Can't speak gramatically corect english.

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pravin chaudhary
Re: hilarious
by pravin chaudhary on Mar 01, 2012 12:51 PM
mig misconception. I have seen several people from english school making pathetic mistakes.

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Sandeep Panda
are u getting what this ladies saying
by Sandeep Panda on Jul 20, 2011 01:17 PM  | Hide replies

I find no difference in correct, incorrect examplus.

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Rao
Re: are u getting what this ladies saying
by Rao on Dec 03, 2011 01:47 PM
Are you getting what this lady is saying
or
Are you getting what these ladies are saying

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Mahinder Bagga
Re: Re: are u getting what this ladies saying
by Mahinder Bagga on Dec 06, 2011 06:41 PM
Are you getting what these ladies are saying



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Swechcha
Re: Re: Re: are u getting what this ladies saying
by Swechcha on Mar 29, 2012 01:53 PM
It's "Do you get what these ladies are saying?"

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Syam Krishna
The hair on her head was tied in a neat bun
by Syam Krishna on Jul 20, 2011 11:28 AM  | Hide replies

I am sorry, I cant accept that hair has to be referred to in plural. You dont say 'Her hair were blonde and eyes were black'. You say 'Her hair was blonde and eyes were blue'.

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bombay
Re: The hair on her head was tied in a neat bun
by bombay on Dec 02, 2011 10:33 PM
you are right

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pravin chaudhary
Re: The hair on her head was tied in a neat bun
by pravin chaudhary on Mar 01, 2012 12:52 PM
Correct. I was going to post the same.

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Ajay Srivastava
Re: The hair on her head was tied in a neat bun
by Ajay Srivastava on Mar 18, 2012 02:13 AM
:) agree.. plural of hair is also hair thus followed by the singular verb rather than plural.. reminds me of my English teacher from class 7; it is also important to understand that there will be a difference in the written vs colloquial English. News and most social networking, although, accomplished as written language are closer to spoken than written English. otherwise who would accept more than one periods at the end of a sentence or phrase ..... ?

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Humayun Nawab
Re: The hair on her head was tied in a neat bun
by Humayun Nawab on Mar 29, 2012 10:37 PM
Absolutely. The above blunder renders the whole quiz to a lame joke :p

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mikhail mikhail
Correct pronunciation
by mikhail mikhail on Jul 19, 2011 09:59 PM  | Hide replies

One word almost every Indian newsreader including people like Rajdeep Sardesai and Barkha Dutt the pronounces wrongly is "controversy". The first "o" they pronounce like 'u' in 'cup' and the second 'o' they pronounce like 'o' in cop. The correct pronunciation is "controversy" with the first 'o' as the 'o' in cop and the second 'o', as the 'u' in cup.
I will pay Rs.1000/- to anyone who proves what I have stated is wrong.

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Annant Srivastava
Re: Correct pronunciation
by Annant Srivastava on Dec 06, 2011 04:34 AM
u r correct mikhail mikhail


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Siddhartha Sanghi
Re: Correct pronunciation
by Siddhartha Sanghi on Jul 20, 2011 02:08 AM
you're wrong dude... browse through the dictionary... that is the correct pronounciation...

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Annant Srivastava
Re: Re: Correct pronunciation
by Annant Srivastava on Dec 06, 2011 04:33 AM
u r correct mikhail mikhail

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Ravi Iyer
Re: Correct pronunciation
by Ravi Iyer on Mar 29, 2012 10:37 PM
both ways of pronunciation are correct.
Some common errors by Indians - bury, incomparable, opportunity.
Bury is "bery", not bary
Incomparable is "incawmprable", not incumparehble
opportunity is "awperchunity", not upawrchunity


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Chawat Manoos
English
by Chawat Manoos on Jul 19, 2011 09:43 PM  | Hide replies

Incorrect : I can able to
Correct : I can
Correct : I am able to

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Juliet David
Re: English
by Juliet David on Dec 05, 2011 07:51 PM
which of this is correct?
Thank you for the courtesy extended or Thank you for the courtesy shown

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Ravi Iyer
Re: Re: English
by Ravi Iyer on Mar 29, 2012 10:39 PM
I think the latter.

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nbu  publication
Very common
by nbu publication on Jul 19, 2011 01:43 PM

Incorrect: One of the student.
Correct: One of the students.

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Bennet PAES
Mistakes in English
by Bennet PAES on Jul 19, 2011 10:27 AM  | Hide replies

I am shocked to hear on TV channels, even learned Indians pronouncing words like:
1) Certainty as certainity
2) Sovereignty as sovereignity
and writing: please be rest assured, instead of: please rest assured.

Bennet Paes

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bhaskar
Re: Mistakes in English
by bhaskar on Dec 06, 2011 07:07 PM
indians can speak british, latin, US, hinglish, tinglish and lots of other stuff( and desi english) - now called kolaveri language unlike others

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bhaskar
Re: Mistakes in English
by bhaskar on Dec 06, 2011 07:07 PM
indians can speak british, latin, US, hinglish, tinglish and lots of other stuff( and desi english) - now called kolaveri language unlike others

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pravin chaudhary
Re: Mistakes in English
by pravin chaudhary on Mar 01, 2012 12:55 PM
its ok dude, it is not their native language. Have you seen the English of non-English Europeans?

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