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Anonymous  +  426328 Tue, 02 Oct 07 07:16 PM
Hi,

What's the difference between :

"Don't make the same mistake"
&
"Don't do the same mistake"

+

Can you say...

Thanks for enlighten me about her suicidal thoughts


Thanks.
Anonymous
Grammar Geek  +  426355 Tue, 02 Oct 07 08:12 PM

Usually you talk about "making mistakes" so I would say the one about "do" the mistake sounds unnatural.

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Barbara, who answers in American English. My housekeeping skills attest to the truth of the second law of thermodynamics: Left to themselves, things get more and more random!
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Yoong Liat, 2 yr 54 days ago
I would say that "Don't do the same mistake" is incorrect.
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