words and expressions commonly misused

... television, aside from news and current affairs at one's expense I treated my friend at my expense at random The librarian took a book from the shelf at random at stake Thousands of lives will be at ... Many students specialize in engineering stand by (= support) I delivered a speech to stand by the government policy stand for (= represent) The blue bird stands for happiness stop by Mr Smith stopped ... reading so that he would understand the story contrary to My sister's taste in dresses is contrary to my own contribute to Honesty and hard work contribute to success and happiness count on I'm sure...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2013, 18:46

... responsibility and deliberately aims to distort and deceive With doublespeak, words and facts don't agree At the heart of any doublespeak is an incongruity between what is said and what is meant ... Go There: Words and Expressions to Avoid 3 Gorgeous George George Orwell was the pen name of Eric Blair, one of the most brilliant English stylists ever In his landmark essay "Politics and the ... write and speak: Avoid using he to refer to both men and women Sexist: He is a good writer so he knows how to select suitable words Nonsexist: Good writers know how to select suitable words Avoid...

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 16:20

... don’t want to spend the rest of my life fighting with the tax office He was driving carelessly, and crashed into the car in front I was quite disappointed with / at / about my results When the...

Ngày tải lên: 12/07/2015, 20:34

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Ngày tải lên: 29/08/2016, 22:32

... dependent on … : phụ thuộc nhiều vào … 68 to make comparisions between … and …: so sánh … … 69 to have a general understanding of … : có hiểu biết chung/ khái quát … 70 to be completely comprehensible/ ... be exposed to … : tiếp xúc với … 55 expression of emotions: thể cảm xúc 56 to build solidarity and intimate relations with … : xây dựng đoàn kết mối quan hệ thân mật với … 57 under discussion:...

Ngày tải lên: 14/09/2016, 09:27

... you are COMMONLY CONFUSED WORDS THE NEXT LEVEL Now it’s time for the more sophisticated sets of commonly confused words groups of two or three words in which at least one is a good candidate ... on the differences in the words, and when it comes to frequently confused words, mnemonic devices come in especially handy Take the commonly confused pair ingenious and ingenuous, for example: ... rule, penalty, standard procedure, etc.); dispense with wave (wayv) v to move up and down or back and forth; undulate to signal with an up and down or back and forth movement of the hand; n a ridge...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2013, 17:20

... SOME OF THE MOST COMMONLY USED CONNECTIVE WORDS AND PHRASES The most important thing is … I tend to feel that … In my opinion, it ... conclusion, … In summary, … To conclude, … To sum up, … For example, … SOME OF THE MOST COMMONLY USED CONNECTIVE WORDS AND PHRASES referring Use to give more examples Group 6: showing results Use to ... Hence,… So … Therefore, … Thus, … In other words, … In that case, … Then, … Otherwise, … Alternatively, … On the other hand, … Then again, … In other words, … That is to say, … To put it simply,...

Ngày tải lên: 08/07/2014, 11:00

Ngày tải lên: 02/09/2014, 12:33

... one’s words stick in one’s throat → put in a good word (for someone ) → put words into someone’s mouth → take the words (right) out of one’s mouth → true to one’s word → twist someone’s words ... the word n an order; a command (No plural Treated as singular.) n news; information (No plural Treated as singular.) wordy ["w#d i] adj having too many words; using more words than necessary to ... international network of data storage, transfer, and its visual and audio display, designed to be accessed through a computer connection (Abbreviated WWW and the Web.) worldwide ["w#ld "waId] adj found...

Ngày tải lên: 19/08/2013, 09:17

... expressions like i > j and logical expressions connected by && and || are defined to have value if true, and if false Thus the assignment d = c >= '0' && c perform left and right shifts of their left operand by the number of bit positions given by the right operand,...

Ngày tải lên: 30/09/2013, 06:20

... False True True False True 5.6 Logical Operators Given that a and b are corresponding bit values in the left-hand and right-hand operands, respectively, the logical (bitwise) operators are defined ... boolean operands and return a bool value Given that a and b represent boolean expressions, the logical operators are defined as in Table 5.7 Name Logical Logical Logical Logical Notation NOT AND OR ... Method Notation Unary operator Unary postfix (++ and ) Binary operator op operand operand op left op right operator op (operand) operator op (operand) operator op (left, right) Table 5.18: Method...

Ngày tải lên: 05/10/2013, 05:20

... their way into everyday use in the English language, and the more important it is to learn these words and their meanings Many of the foreign words and phrases in this chapter have been adopted into ... appear on standardized tests and occur regularly in newspaper articles, textbooks, and other day-to-day communications Here are some specific tips and strategies to use as you add these words to ... Help for more review and practice JUST IN TIME LESSON—FOREIGN WORDS Unlike business, legal, or technical terms, which tend to appear in specific contexts, the foreign words and phrases you are...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2013, 17:20

... Wasteful Words and Infelicities an ironic expression, it can humorously flag an idea that you and your audience know is not true: Needless to say, Grandma’s been arrested five times for rioting and ... Here’s Why: The Latin phrase “et cetera” means and other things.” So putting an and in front of the phrase is unnecessary Just say “et cetera” and be done with it 144 Like Don’t Say: Do you ... she’s the nut—but never she’s the party Test: Wasteful Words Please revise the following sentences, replacing or eliminating the clutter words and phrases in italics When Melvyn sued Sarah for custody...

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 16:20

... learners can not only understand these words and phrases but also understand whole texts, writers’s ideas - to help many readers and learners take part in reading of words and phrases in quotation ... out and analyze words and phrases of this study is to help English- Vietnamese learners and readers written in quotation marks from “The Economist”, “The Business” in understand these words and ... n th c And these words have a lexical meaning and syntax certainly in order to form phrases and sentences [55, p.99] 7 2.2.1.2 Classes of Words morphs such as effect and –s or /ifekt/ and /s/,...

Ngày tải lên: 26/11/2013, 13:18

... both English and Vietnamese words and idioms including words and idioms expressing unhappiness in English and Vietnamese, and reduce the risk of committing errors when using these words and idioms ... syntactic and semantic features of words and idioms expressing unhappiness in English Vs Vietnamese - Find out the syntactic and semantic similarities and differences between words and idioms ... background and theoretical framework for analyzing and contrasting words and idioms expressing “unhappiness” in English and in Vietnamese in terms of syntactic and semantic features Many definitions and...

Ngày tải lên: 26/11/2013, 13:29

... learners and the translators understand language is the bridge to connect people all over the world and use words and idioms related to hearing in English and Therefore, language is a subtle and complex ... and semantic features of words and idioms related Language is an essential form of communication It allows to “hearing” in English and Vietnamese By this topic we hope that people to convey and ... similarities and differences between WIRHs in So far there has been no contrastive analysis of grammatical English and Vietnamese in terms of grammatical features? and semantic features of words and idioms...

Ngày tải lên: 26/11/2013, 13:31

... 85 get up and go: energy "I'm really tired I don't have any get up and go." 86 give someone a hand (1): help someone "I can't this alone Can you give me a hand?" 87 give someone a hand (2): applaud ... suggestions to Bob He's a know-it-all and won't pay attention to anything you say." 126 know something backwards and forwards: know/understand something completely and thoroughly "If you have a question ... live from hand to mouth: survive on very little money; have only enough money to pay for basic needs "Chuck and Alice are living from hand to mouth since Chuck lost his job." 133 live and let live:...

Ngày tải lên: 10/12/2013, 13:15

... Glossar y of ords Wor ds and Phrases Phrases This glossary has been developed in cooperation with numerous professional translators and editors Its purpose is to establish high standards for the quality ... translation of federal tax terminology It must be noted that invention and compromise are always involved in selecting words and phrases to describe certain tax concepts that may have no precise ... Although a reader may understand terms as translated to have particular meanings, the legal meanings of the terms are controlled by the law, regulations, and administrative and judicial decisions A...

Ngày tải lên: 16/01/2014, 23:20

... complicated and is discussed in the next section The Economist surveys forecasts of inflation and real output growth for this year and the next made by a number of financial institutions, and publishes ... parameter on M3 growth is positive and significant, and the parameter on the change in the exchange rate is negative and highly significant Thus, faster money growth and a depreciation of the euro ... is 0.79 in the first case and 0.82 in the second case), and a somewhat lower correlation, 0.67, between the indicator and the output gap The correlation between sentiment and expected output growth...

Ngày tải lên: 17/02/2014, 03:20