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... She couldn’t explain the reason why she was here. She couldn’t explain the reason because she was here. 120. Think of I’m thinking of moving to Australia. I’m thinking to move to Australia. ... She couldn’t explain the reason why she was here. She couldn’t explain the reason because she was here. 120. Think of I’m thinking of moving to Australia. I’m thinking to move to Australia. ... around three hundred. After eliminating the least frequent I listed the remainder, which you’ll find below. Even though I have strived to include the most commonerrors this list is – as many...
... hours since my sister last rung D. My sister hasn’t rung since hours.11. Mary prefers to dance rather than sing.A. Mary prefers to dance than to sing. B. Mary prefers dancing than sing.C. ... prefers dancing than to sing. D. Mary prefers dancing to singing.12. It took him two hours to do his homework.A. He spent two hours to do his homework. B. He spent two hours doing his homework.C. ... two years since Mary began studying Vietnamese. D. All are correct14. I started going to school in 1997.A. I haven’t been a pupil when it was in 1997. B. I have been a student since 1997.C....
... original version of this saying, click here. Beginning a sentence with a conjunctionIt offends those who wish to confine English usage in a logical straitjacket that writers often begin sentences ... spacecraft, there’s no point in calling it a "UFO.” I love the sign I once saw in a Seattle bookstore labeling the alien-invasion section: “Incorrectly Identified Flying Objects." XMAS/CHRISTMAS“Xmas” ... distinction is not always maintained. It is disingenuous to pretend that people who use “gender” in the new senses are making an error, just as it is disingenuous to maintain that “Ms.” means “manuscript”...