http://www.englishforums.com/search/pro.htm?q=tag%3aMistakesSearch results for 'tag:Mistakes' matching tag 'Mistakes'en-USXMOD (Build: 3615.29165)http://www.englishforums.com/English/4QuestionsPlease/lqbzj/post.htmTue, 24 Nov 2009 06:57:10 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:997722alc24Could you please tell me if these are correct grammatically? 1 You at least have the luxury of being able to waste that sort of money without it affecting your life. 2 This shirt is very tight at the/around the armpits. 3 We couldn't be happier to have him join us. 4 That was the first and last time I did that. It proved to be a mistake. thank youhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/WrongSentences/lqrhc/post.htmTue, 24 Nov 2009 00:12:52 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:997460valent1neHi. There are few sentences with mistakes or just bad-composed sentences. How can i change them wihout adding new words. Here they are:   I'm no asleep. You speak a very good English. (except "Your English is very good") Everybody was late. The people in this town is very friendly.http://www.englishforums.com/English/MarginErrorMarginError/lpmrj/post.htm#995978Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:14:09 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:995978yankeeHi Debpriya De, Both versions are correct, but I'd say "margin of error" is used much more frequently. I would not view the two as interchangeable, though there are probably some contexts in which you could use either one. A "margin of error" is a fixed expression, and the three words form a single idea. It is an acceptable/allowable deviation from the norm. In statisitics, this expression is a measurement of accuracy. When people use "margin for error", the word "for" indicates purpose. The word "margin" could usually be replaced with another word, such as "room" or "space", for example. So, when people say "margin for error", the words are...http://www.englishforums.com/English/MarginErrorMarginError/lpmrj/post.htmSun, 22 Nov 2009 12:41:12 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:995903debpriya de" margin of error " or " margin for error " , which is the correct expression ?http://www.englishforums.com/English/Grammer/lpkxd/post.htmSun, 22 Nov 2009 04:03:14 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:995557belty341Good Morning ! This is be informed that as per the go concierge Mr. Carlo Logli supose to arrive by flight number EY 004 at 07:20 am , But there were no flight number 004 today as per Ms. Princess in Etihad Airways, EY 004 is coming tomorrow morning at 07:30 am and it is confirmed with guest name by Ms. Princess. Thank You, could you tel me is there any mistakes above paragraph ?http://www.englishforums.com/English/InverseConverseContropassive/lpjbm/post.htm#995546Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:37:57 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:995546califjimWhat would the inverse of 'If it were up to me, there would be no such thing as the establishment,'? The converse and the contropassive? Calling the contrapositive the contropassive is a very bad mistake. You need to pay a great deal more attention if you expect to succeed in your logic class. Besides, the sentence you gave is not normally the kind of sentence to which these concepts are applied, as you can see by the strange results below. And also, note that this is a forum for English grammar, not a logic class. p = it is up to me q = there is no such thing as the establishment statement: if p then q | If it were up to me, there would be no such thing as the establishment. converse: if q then p | If there were no...http://www.englishforums.com/English/LetterOfComplaint/lpwln/post.htm#994974Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:27:24 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:994974mister micawberDear Mr. Tkanička , I am writing to you to voice my deep dissatisfaction with the quality of both the goods and service I received at Bata Shop on Masaryk Street in Brno. On October 14, I purchased at the above shop a pair of white thick-soled climbing boots at a price of €140.00, with a fifteen-year warranty. I was assured by the shop assistant that the boots are of incomparable quality and comfort, suitable for the most extreme mountain conditions. Unfortunately, neither quality nor comfort proved to be the case, even though I meticulously followed the instructions for use. First, after one day of light hiking, dark grey stains began to appear on the insteps of both boots. Then in mid-trip, the sole stitching of the left boot...http://www.englishforums.com/English/BoseSpeakersSelectiveCloze-Cpe/lwdkd/post.htm#994940Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:51:53 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:994940dokterjokkebrokI think CPE generally offers a well-tried method for testing your command of English, but it's still only a random indication of your skills. I've become quite aware of that. The number of mistakes I usually make in the listening part varies between 4-7 mistakes, and each test gives a different outcome. Plus, at my university, we use these headphones which become really hot on your ears after a while and they're a genuine nuisance every time I take the test. Perhaps they could invent some kind of ear-cooling device, or some other ingenious contraption to make my ears feel comfortable throughout the test...haha. It might be a potential gap in the market, who knows. Thanks for the test by the way.http://www.englishforums.com/English/LetterOfComplaint/lpwln/post.htmSat, 21 Nov 2009 13:46:41 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:994938dipsikDear all, I'd be extremely grateful if anyone could proofread the letter below. Many thanks in advance Lenka Dear Mr. Tkanička I am writing to you to voice my deep dissatisfaction with both the quality of goods and service I received at Bata shop on Masaryk Street in Brno. On October 14, I purchased at the above shop a pair of white thick-soled climbing boots at a price of €140.00, with a fifteen-year warranty. I was assured by the shop assistant that the boots are of incomparable quality and comfort, suitable for the most extreme mountain conditions. Unfortunately, neither quality nor comfort proved to be the case, even though I meticulously followed the instructions for use. First,...http://www.englishforums.com/English/CheckSentencesPlease/lphmw/post.htmSat, 21 Nov 2009 07:21:00 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:994661zunMy assignment is description the graph given but i cant post it on here , i wrote and i think there some mistakes in below sentences of my writing. please correct it for me, many thanks in advance : When it comes to Statisticians / Mathematicians and Economists , its easy to find that the female employees were overwhelmed by male employees at all, with 17% for the former and 83% for the latter regarding Statisticians / Mathematicians. The corresponding figures on Economists were 8% and 92%.http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhatSynonymPickSomebody/jbrvc/post.htm#994333Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:01:59 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:994333califjimMy boss always picks on me. My boss always finds fault with my work. My boss always harasses me. My boss always bullies me. My boss always singles me out for criticism. CJhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/TheMost/lpvbq/post.htm#993841Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:32:22 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:993841antonijaYes, I noticed that classical mistake, or is it classic?http://www.englishforums.com/English/CouldHighlightGrammarMistakesPaper-TommorrowThankYou/lpcww/post.htmThu, 19 Nov 2009 19:46:15 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:993148danielrams07The personality test that I took is the Big Five Inventory. I took this test online on November 11, 2009. The website where the test is located is funeducation.com . The reason why I chose this test is very simple to understand. The Big Five Inventory personality test was the only test that I found online where I didn't have to pay. Other personality tests required a payment before one could the test. The Big Five Inventory test consists of forty- four questions. For each question, I was asked whether I agreed, disagreed, strongly disagreed, or strongly agreed on different activities. The test was very easy, and it only took thirty minutes to complete. The...http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhatsDifferenceBetweenApproachMeans/lkbvx/post.htm#993055Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:41:03 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:993055califjim1st, grammatical error: "approach" needs the preposition "to" 2nd, syntax error Generally speaking, a grammatical error is a syntax error, so there's something wrong with the way you are thinking this through. I think you mean semantic error -- an error regarding the meaning of the word. CJhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/WhatsDifferenceBetweenApproachMeans/lkbvx/post.htm#992645Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:32:17 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:9926450915regIn brief, there are two inappropriateness if I choose "approach" as the answer. 1st, grammatical error: "approach" needs the preposition "to" 2nd, syntax error Right? THANKShttp://www.englishforums.com/English/TwoInquiriesIntransitiveTransitive-ProblemRelativePronounPos/lxkrh/post.htm#992303Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:37:58 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:992303gleb_chebrikoffHello, Chris, this clause would be an adjective clause , right? in fact, one should distinguish between relative clauses and adjective clauses , which are more precisely termed supplementive adjective clauses and represent only a special case of verbless clauses , as in The man, quietly assertive , spoke to the assembled workers. I wouldn't fault your explanation of the placing of the relative clause, though I suppose that it rests upon the unconsciously existing presupposition about what is 'given' and what is 'new'. By way of pure hypothesis, we can make up the following dialogue unfolding between two neighbours in a fictitious neighbourhood teeming with celebrities: - Who is the lady over there? - The...http://www.englishforums.com/English/IfItWas/lxpgx/post.htm#991981Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:11:11 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:991981seeker08Thank you so much for the nice explanation :) I didn't expect the faults you mentioned :(( I thought the verb form "would have been" was wrong though!! Thank you again Grammar Geek.http://www.englishforums.com/English/SentenceGrammr/lxxpk/post.htm#991950Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:41:35 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:991950cliveHi, some say the wasps and flies mistake the bag for some sort of other insect nest and are threatened by this. S ome say the wasps and flies mistake the bag for some other sort of insect nest, and are threatened by this. 'Some other sort of insect nest' means you have already mentioned one sort in a previous sentence. If not, omit the word 'other'. Clivehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/SentenceGrammr/lxxpk/post.htm#991949Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:40:10 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:991949califjimY ou have only one mistake. I t's not a grammar mistake. I t has to do with the first word. W ould you like to try to correct it? CJhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/IngOrInfinitive/lxlzl/post.htm#991017Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:30:34 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:991017califjimIn other words, I thought that, as an object (noun), I should use the verb in the -ing form, and not in the infinitive. Actually, the infinitive can also serve the function of a noun and be an object. It depends on the verb. Note, below, how the choice is the same as when the verb is used as the main verb in a clause. For example, avoid is followed by the -ing form. It doesn't matter which structure it is found in -- whether in a pseudo-cleft construction or in a main clause. All I want is to have you near me. from: I want to have you near me. All I wish is to have you near me. from: I wish to have you near me. All I enjoy is eating . from: I enjoy eating . What she promised was to write soon. from: She promised to...http://www.englishforums.com/English/NotOnlyAboutBut/lnjhq/post.htm#990417Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:38:10 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:990417gleb_chebrikoffIt makes me contented to realise that you have made sense of the striking difference between not... but vs and , so this 'one thing' you are referring to is the last on the agenda, and may I be clear about two points. First, the omission of a matter of Y in this position is known as initial ellipsis and, given that to this process several restrictions apply (one of them saying that its application under no circumstances should result in a structural ambiguity ), it makes the whole nominal clause structurally equivocal in relation to equivalence, although its message is preserved intact. The alternative that I have put forward has a definite advantage in that it explicitly indicates equivalence while preserving the correlative...http://www.englishforums.com/English/AWordAboutSoftwareDevelopment/lnjcr/post.htm#990385Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:52:27 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:990385mrpernicketyYour use of "checked in" is a new one on me. OK, let me expatiate on it a bit more, I'm gonna go into details as best I can, so roll up your sleeves and brace yourself for some technical details. (I hope I won't bore you to tears.) We have a contraption called TFS in place (TFS stands for Team Foundation Server) . TFS is a humongous program (about as humongous as Visual Studio and it is an add-on to Visual Studio, in that you can opt for installing it and using it within the bounds of Visual Studio). Its primary purpose is to allow a slew of developers to work on a single solution, making changes to it that wouldn't clash too much (eliminating all possible clashes is impossible). The idea behind...http://www.englishforums.com/English/AWordAboutSoftwareDevelopment/lnjcr/post.htm#987111Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:57:15 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:987111mrpernicketyThis is probably Pernickety's area, but my understanding is that a given build is similar to a given "version," only more refined. Hi, Avangi Project building is a bit outside my field of expertise but I think I can let you in on how it's done . When you set out to compile a project (or better yet, a solution which embraces several projects. For instance the project I'm working on comprises as many as 22 projects), the programming environment (a humongous program that manages solutions, in my case it is Visual Studio) first tries to compile the solution and if no compiling errors have shown up in the process, it runs so called unit tests on the solution. If the tests haven't turned up any errors,...http://www.englishforums.com/English/TrumanMadsenWife/lnhvw/post.htmMon, 16 Nov 2009 19:04:31 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:984699hitchhikerA man and his wife, each in a different small plane, were out enjoying a flight, when the husband committed a flight error. He was able to recover, but his wife who was following him, crashed and was killed. The husband was distraught, blaming himself for the accident. One day when pleading with the Lord for forgiveness, he heard a voice saying "Jesus died, even for dumb mistakes.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThomasHenryHuxleyChessBoard/lnhvh/post.htmMon, 16 Nov 2009 19:04:30 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:984698hitchhikerThe chess board is the world, the pieces are the phenomena of the universe, the rules of the game are what we call the laws of Nature. The player on the other side is hidden from us. We know that his play is always fair, just, and patient. But also we know, to our cost, that he never overlooks a mistake, or makes the smallest allowance for ignorance.http://www.englishforums.com/English/TheodoreRoosevelt/lnhvg/post.htmMon, 16 Nov 2009 19:04:29 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:984697hitchhikerThe only man who makes no mistakes is the man who never does anything. Do not be afraid to make mistakes providing you do not make the same one twice.http://www.englishforums.com/English/TallulahBankheadLive/lnhvz/post.htmMon, 16 Nov 2009 19:04:29 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:984696hitchhikerIf I had to live my life again, I'd make the same mistakes, only sooner.http://www.englishforums.com/English/SydneySmithGreatest/lnhvv/post.htmMon, 16 Nov 2009 19:04:26 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:984695hitchhikerIt is the greatest of all mistakes to do nothing because you can do only a little. Do what you can.http://www.englishforums.com/English/StevenWrightWoke/lnhvd/post.htmMon, 16 Nov 2009 19:04:25 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:984694hitchhikerWhen I woke up this morning my girlfriend asked me, "Did you sleep well?" I said, "No, I made a few mistakeshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/SteveJobsSometimesInnovate/lnhvc/post.htmMon, 16 Nov 2009 19:04:24 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:984693hitchhikerSometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly, and get on with improving your other innovations.http://www.englishforums.com/English/SirWinstonChurchillMistake/lnhvb/post.htmMon, 16 Nov 2009 19:04:24 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:984692hitchhikerIt is a mistake to look too far ahead. Only one link in the chain of destiny can be handled at a time.http://www.englishforums.com/English/SirJohnLubbockCautious/lnhvr/post.htmMon, 16 Nov 2009 19:04:23 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:984691hitchhikerBe cautious, but not too cautious; do not be too much Afraid of making a mistake; a man who never makes a mistake will make nothing.http://www.englishforums.com/English/SalvadorDaliMistakesAlmostAlways/lnhdq/post.htmMon, 16 Nov 2009 19:04:22 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:984690hitchhikerMistakes are almost always of a sacred nature. Never try to correct them. On the contrary: rationalize them, understand them thoroughly. After that, it will be possible for you to sublimate them.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ProverbThoseWhoAreOneIn/lnhdp/post.htmMon, 16 Nov 2009 19:04:21 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:984689hitchhikerThose who are one in food are one in life.http://www.englishforums.com/English/OrsonScottCardStrangeThingHappened/lnhdx/post.htmMon, 16 Nov 2009 19:04:21 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:984688hitchhikerA strange thing happened then. The Speaker agreed with her that she had made a mistake that night, and she knew when he said the words that it was true, that his judgement was correct. And yet she felt strangely healed, as if simply speaking her mistake were enough to purge some of the pain of it. For the first time, then, she caught a glimpse of what the power of speaking might be. It wasn't a matter of confession, penance, and absolution, like the priests offered. It was something else entirely. Telling the story of who she was, and then realizing that she was no longer the same person. That she had made a mistake, and the mistake had changed her, and now she would not make the mistake again because she had become someone else, someone...http://www.englishforums.com/English/MarcusTulliusCiceroStumbleTwice-Against/lnhdn/post.htmMon, 16 Nov 2009 19:04:20 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:984687hitchhikerTo stumble twice against the same stone is a proverbial disgrace.http://www.englishforums.com/English/LewisThomasMistakes/lnhdm/post.htmMon, 16 Nov 2009 19:04:19 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:984686hitchhikerMistakes are at the very base of human thought, embedded there, feeding the structure like root nodules. If we were not provided with the knack for being wrong, we could never get anything useful done. We think our way along by choosing between right and wrong alternatives, and the wrong choices have to be made as often as the right ones. We get along in life this way.http://www.englishforums.com/English/KungConfuciusCommitted/lnhdl/post.htmMon, 16 Nov 2009 19:04:16 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:984685hitchhikerA man who has committed a mistake and doesn't correct it, is committing another mistake.http://www.englishforums.com/English/KonfutseAManWhoMakesA/lnhdk/post.htmMon, 16 Nov 2009 19:04:16 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:984684hitchhikerA man who makes a mistake and doesn't correct it, is making another.http://www.englishforums.com/English/JoshBillingsReasonOftenMistakes/lnhdj/post.htmMon, 16 Nov 2009 19:04:15 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:984683hitchhikerReason often makes mistakes, but conscience never does.http://www.englishforums.com/English/JohnRuskinGeneralPride/lnhdw/post.htmMon, 16 Nov 2009 19:04:14 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:984682hitchhikerIn general, pride is at the bottom of all great mistakes.http://www.englishforums.com/English/JohnPeelNeverStupidMistakes/lnhdh/post.htmMon, 16 Nov 2009 19:04:13 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:984681hitchhikerI never make stupid mistakes. Only very, very clever ones.http://www.englishforums.com/English/JohnCMaxwellAManMustBeBig/lnhdg/post.htmMon, 16 Nov 2009 19:04:13 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:984680hitchhikerA man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them.http://www.englishforums.com/English/JohannWolfgangGoetheCleverCommits/lnhdz/post.htmMon, 16 Nov 2009 19:04:12 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:984679hitchhikerA clever man commits no minor blunders.http://www.englishforums.com/English/JessamynWestEasy/lnhdv/post.htmMon, 16 Nov 2009 19:04:11 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:984678hitchhikerIt is very easy to forgive others their mistakes; it takes more grit and gumption to forgive them for having witnessed your own.http://www.englishforums.com/English/JeanBruyereLife/lnhdd/post.htmMon, 16 Nov 2009 19:04:10 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:984677hitchhikerIf I had my life to live over I'd like to make more mistakes next time. I'd relax. I would limber up. I would be sillier than I have been this trip. I would take fewer things seriously. I would take more chances. I would climb more mountains and swim more rivers. I would eat more ice cream and less beans. I would perhaps have more actual trouble, but I'd have fewer imaginary ones. You see, I'm one of those people who live sensibly and sanely hour after hour, day after day. Oh, I've had my moments, and if I had to do it over again, I'd have more of them. In fact, I'd try to have nothing else. Just moments, one after another, instead of living so many years ahead of each day.http://www.englishforums.com/English/JaneHeardAdjustedPerson/lnhdc/post.htmMon, 16 Nov 2009 19:04:10 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:984676hitchhikerA well-adjusted person is one who makes the same mistake twice without getting nervous.http://www.englishforums.com/English/HectorHughMunroSakiLittleInaccuracy-SometimesSaves/lnhdb/post.htmMon, 16 Nov 2009 19:04:07 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:984675hitchhiker[quote author="Hector Hugh Munro "]A little inaccuracy sometimes saves tons of explanation.http://www.englishforums.com/English/GeorgeBernardShawLifeSpentMaking/lnhdr/post.htmMon, 16 Nov 2009 19:04:06 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:984674hitchhikerA life spent in making mistakes is not only more honorable but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.http://www.englishforums.com/English/FriedrichNietzscheWomanGodsSecond-Mistake/lnhcq/post.htmMon, 16 Nov 2009 19:04:05 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:984673hitchhikerWoman was God's second mistake.