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Usage of mistake/error #1 (permalink) Tue Jul 13, 2010 16:02 pm   Usage of mistake/error
 

1) Non-native speakers of English normally make a mistake in using the word "doubt".
2) Non-native speakers of English normally make a mistake while using the word "doubt".
3) Non-native speakers of English normally make a mistake when using the word "doubt".


Can someone please tell me which of the above sentences sound(s) natural? Do they mean the same? Can I replace mistake with error in the above sentences without losing the meaning?
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Usage of mistake/error #2 (permalink) Tue Jul 13, 2010 19:47 pm   Usage of mistake/error
 

My personal order of preference would be 1, 3, 2 but they all seem okay, and you could say 'an error' instead of 'a mistake' in all of them.
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Usage of mistake/error #3 (permalink) Tue Jul 13, 2010 22:26 pm   Usage of mistake/error
 

Hi Daemon.

I'd quibble with 'normally' - I think 'usually' is better.

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