Tiếng anh oxford 3 ppt

nuptual NUPTUAL NUPTIAL “Nuptial” is usually a pretentious substitute for “wedding,” but if you’re going to use it, be sure to spell it properly. List of errors file:///C|/Temp/livres/commonerrors/errors/nuptual.html03/09/2005 15:39:05 of OF “Of” is often shoved in where it doesn’t belong in phrases like “not that big of a deal,” and “not that great of a writer.” Just leave it out. List of errors file:///C|/Temp/livres/commonerrors/errors/of.html03/09/2005 15:39:05 of ___’s OF ___’S Phrases combining “of” with a noun followed by “S” may seem redundant, since both indicate possession; nevertheless, “a friend of Karen’s” is standard English, just as “a friend of Karen” and “Karen’s friend” are. List of errors file:///C|/Temp/livres/commonerrors/errors/ofs.html03/09/2005 15:39:05 offense/offence OFFENSE/OFFENCE In the US “offense” is standard; in the U.K. use “offence.” The sports pronunciation accenting the first syllable should not be used when discussing military, legal, or other sorts of offense. List of errors file:///C|/Temp/livres/commonerrors/errors/offense.html03/09/2005 15:39:06 often OFTEN People striving for sophistication often pronounce the T in this word, but true sophisticates know that the masses are correct in saying “offen.” List of errors file:///C|/Temp/livres/commonerrors/errors/often.html03/09/2005 15:39:06 OK OK This may be the most universal word in existence; it seems to have spread to most of the world” s languages. Etymologists now generally agree that it began as a humorous misspelling of “all correct": “oll korrect.” “OK” without periods is the most common form in written American English now, though “okay” is not incorrect. More information on the origins of “OK” from the Merriam-Webster New Book of Word Histories. List of errors file:///C|/Temp/livres/commonerrors/errors/ok.html03/09/2005 15:39:06 old fashion OLD FASHION OLD FASHIONED Although “old fashion” appears in advertising a good deal, the traditional spelling is “old-fashioned.” List of errors file:///C|/Temp/livres/commonerrors/errors/oldfashion.html03/09/2005 15:39:06 old-timer’s disease OLD-TIMER’S DISEASE ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE I’ve always thought that “old-timer’s disease” was a clever if tasteless pun on “Alzheimer’s Disease”; but many people have assured me that this is a common and quite unintentional error. List of errors file:///C|/Temp/livres/commonerrors/errors/oldtimers.html03/09/2005 15:39:07 on accident ON ACCIDENT BY ACCIDENT Although you can do things on purpose, you do them by accident. List of errors file:///C|/Temp/livres/commonerrors/errors/onaccident.html03/09/2005 15:39:07 once and a while ONCE AND A WHILE ONCE IN A WHILE The expression is “once in a while.” List of errors file:///C|/Temp/livres/commonerrors/errors/once.html03/09/2005 15:39:07 [...]... few flavors that appeals to me,” use the singular form for the verb “appeals” because its subject is “one,” not “flavors.” List of errors file:///C|/Temp/livres/commonerrors/errors/oneofthe.html 03/ 09/2005 15 :39 :08 . file:///C|/Temp/livres/commonerrors/errors/onaccident.html 03/ 09/2005 15 :39 :07 once and a while ONCE AND A WHILE ONCE IN A WHILE The expression is “once in a while.” List of errors file:///C|/Temp/livres/commonerrors/errors/once.html 03/ 09/2005 15 :39 :07 one. writer.” Just leave it out. List of errors file:///C|/Temp/livres/commonerrors/errors/of.html 03/ 09/2005 15 :39 :05 of ___’s OF ___’S Phrases combining “of” with a noun followed by “S” may seem redundant,. “Karen’s friend” are. List of errors file:///C|/Temp/livres/commonerrors/errors/ofs.html 03/ 09/2005 15 :39 :05 offense/offence OFFENSE/OFFENCE In the US “offense” is standard; in the U.K. use “offence.”