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I'm new here and probably quite qualified to help out when I can. There is a common error that many people make in written English that compels me to comment. It's the mistaken use of one word where two are intended, or vice versa. When I registered on EnglishForums.com, one particular...

While not appropriate for very formal use, these are correct and widely used. "what" in place of "which" is extremely common because the two are so similar in meaning. "go to" for "attend" is just a more colloquial expression -- also extremely common. "ic" is correct in "Is that sarcastic?",...

I've seen some 'mistakes' written so many times around the internet, I was wondering if they were really mistakes or if I was wrong. Would things like these be appropriate for formal use? " />What University do you go to? The correct way to write that would be, "Which University do you...

That is true. Thanks. Learn it from matthewq - http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~brians/errors/ lists common errors in English such as this.

Jobb, neither of the revisions offered fail to express how his style was formed. One of the most difficult things for students to learn is gauging the readers' knowledge. If the writer over-estimates the reader's prior understanding of the world, then the writing is too arcane; if it is...

Hello everybody, I will be most thankful and will appreciate very much, if one of you could help me in correcting the below exchanges and advice to the Tasks below; Please note, I will be grateful to receive corrected versions in simple termes and grammartical explanation to the...

"There are four distinct words here. When "affect" is accented on the final syllable (a-FECT), it is a verb meaning "have an influence on": "The million-dollar donation from the industrialist did not affect my vote against the Clean Air Act." A much rarer meaning is indicated when the word is...

Not TOEFL, I am taking a course named "Analyzing English Grammar". These questions are discussing the "very" common errors in using English.

Using "is" when "are" is the correct word is a very common error these days. I hear it constantly from news readers on tv and radio, people who should know better. So how will kids or students of English ever learn it correctly? They do not say "there is" when it should be "there are", but...

Thanks guys. I sought help from usingenglish.com too. The teacher there said that there only the second sentences are correct. He said the professor was 'perhaps, the original nutty professor' and the englishclub.com person didn't understand my question. But unluckily he didn't answer all my...