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Hi, Smixel
I just took a quick look at those lessons and I think they are not for people who learn English as a second language, but they rather deal with problems native speakers face in writting. For example, they tell how not to mix up "bye, by and buy", but I don't think a foregner can mix them up (though I may be wrong).
By the way, I think I found a mistake made by the author:
at this page:http://learnhub.com/lesson/page/3787
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Also do not confuse this word with fled or “filed”. Sometimes the spell checker picks up these incorrect words so be weary
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Shouldn't weary (worn out) be wary (careful) (I just found out they sound alike)? |
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| #3 (permalink) Fri Aug 15, 2008 20:16 pm Confusing Words Lessons and Help |
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Actually these were both written from a ESL perspective for students learning English and preparing for tests such as TOEFL and SAT. Learning English includes both speaking and writing the language and these are very common mistakes.
I grew up speaking English and I can say from my point of view these are normally pretty standard knowledge, though I've seen a lot of foreign friends confuse some of these words, the example: "Buy", "Bye", "By" is a good one. |
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| #4 (permalink) Fri Aug 15, 2008 20:21 pm Confusing Words Lessons and Help |
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| Hey, I think you're right... maybe I'll send the author a message! Haha, I guess that's a good example when they write "Common W Words" ;) |
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| #5 (permalink) Fri Aug 15, 2008 20:24 pm Confusing Words Lessons and Help |
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| smixel wrote: |
| maybe I'll send the author a message! |
That'll be great ! Because I tried but couldn't - I am not a registered user and the site requires that I should have an account to post comments :) |
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| #6 (permalink) Fri Aug 15, 2008 20:41 pm Confusing Words Lessons and Help |
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| lost_soul wrote: |
| I am not a registered user and the site requires that I should have an account to post comments :) |
Haha, registrations free anyhow... lol |
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| #7 (permalink) Fri Aug 15, 2008 20:43 pm Confusing Words Lessons and Help |
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The rule for when to use 'a' vs 'an' is not quite right on that site.
According to the "rule" given on the site, you would say "an university" and "a hour". :shock: But that would be wrong.
It is correct to say "a university" and "an hour". :wink:
It is not spelling that determines whether 'a' or 'an' is used. The determining factor is pronunciation.
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| #8 (permalink) Fri Aug 15, 2008 23:08 pm Confusing Words Lessons and Help |
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Well, I'll be damned ! I think I spotted another error (can you see it too ;) ):
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| Hopefully, with the information provided, you will be able to learn a thing or too and incorporate these new skills into your vocab. If you already have these tricky words figured out, great. |
Anyway, why doesn't the author deal with more serious issues (if the material was intended for ESL students), like why we don't use the infinitive after have difficulty, as in I'm having difficulty figuring (and not to figure out) out what's wrong. Or when we use "a" and when "the" and when nothing, instead of when we use "a" or "an" (which is too simple). That would be a lot of help (in my opinion of course :D ) |
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| What "UMP" stands for in this case? | high-pressure and fast-paced |
