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#2 (permalink) Tue Oct 03, 2006 13:09 pm British, mr., i : what type of errors is it? |
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Hi Tamara
So sorry to hear you're having your doubts about things again. ;)
I think the expression you're looking for is "capitalization mistake" (but in your neck of the woods you might want to change the spelling to "capitalisation" ;)).
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#3 (permalink) Tue Oct 03, 2006 15:03 pm Without mercy, with no hope :) |
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Hi Amy
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| So sorry to hear you're having your doubts about things again. ;) |
I'm going to continue having my own 8) doubts and suspicions in plenty, now and for the future. No hope for you to watch me placid :) :wink:
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| I think the expression you're looking for is "capitaliSation mistake" |
Ah! Thank you! (...Yes, I'd like if you don't mind :))
By the way, Amy, can I ask you another question? When you read the expression error classification what meaning do you suppose at first: - classification of errors, or - classification that contains errors (erroneous?) ? _________________ It’s impossible to learn swimming without entering the water… |
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#4 (permalink) Tue Oct 03, 2006 15:24 pm Without mercy, with no hope :) |
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| Tamara wrote: |
By the way, Amy, can I ask you another question? When you read the expression error classification what meaning do you suppose at first: - classification of errors, or - classification that contains errors (erroneous?) ? |
I understand "the classification of the errors"
What did you want to know when you wrote: (erroneous?) :?:
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#5 (permalink) Tue Oct 03, 2006 18:23 pm Not a question |
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| Yankee wrote: |
| I understand "the classification of the errors" |
Thank you.
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| What did you want to know when you wrote: (erroneous?) |
No, no, Amy, sorry... It wasn't a question to you, that’s just my own note to myself - from my :) text file. During a day I usually make such notes for myself to ask questions later, when I'll have time to ask properly :) This was one of them; and writing the post, I’ve just forgotten to eliminate it. _________________ It’s impossible to learn swimming without entering the water… |
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#6 (permalink) Tue Oct 03, 2006 23:04 pm British, mr., i : what type of errors is it? |
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. You could also call them 'majuscule/minuscule' errors. The trouble is, a 'minuscule error' might just be a small one. . _________________ Native English teacher at Mister Micawber's |
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#7 (permalink) Wed Oct 04, 2006 7:45 am British, mr., i : what type of errors is it? |
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| majuscule/minuscule |
Thank you, Mister Micawber, for the word. I've first read it as masculine. Early morning... :)
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| The trouble is, a 'minuscule error' might just be a small one. |
:)
Slava, thanks a lot again for your great work, but in this thread the small letter in its name is actually important and british was right :)
Could you rename the thread back, please?
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#8 (permalink) Wed Oct 04, 2006 8:05 am British, mr., i : what type of errors is it? |
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. I don't know whether Slava will get back to this thread, so I've fixed your title (and my typo), Tamara. . _________________ Native English teacher at Mister Micawber's |
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#9 (permalink) Wed Oct 04, 2006 8:51 am British, mr., i : what type of errors is it? |
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| Mister Micawber wrote: |
| I've fixed your title ..., Tamara. |
Thank you, Mister Micawber! _________________ It’s impossible to learn swimming without entering the water… |
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#10 (permalink) Wed Oct 04, 2006 14:41 pm Again... |
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...Sometimes minuscule mistakes can appear even larger than majuscule ones :) _________________ It’s impossible to learn swimming without entering the water… |
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