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daniel84
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10 English Grammar Mistakes That Almost Everyone Makes
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These mistakes are visible to everyone and we can all criticize them. If you pay attention to the words you put out to the public, you may occasionally oversee a mistake, the best example is Ross � "WHOM" moments in famous TV series "Friends".
See more here: http://saundz.com/10-english-grammar-mistakes-that-almost-everyone-makes/
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15 Nov 2013
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jennycollins
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Thanks for posting it daniel84!
I �m really amazed at the number of people who read the post and I �m sure everybody learned at least one new thing.
We wanted to present these common mistakes in such a way that everybody can understand them and memorize them easily. Videos are a great way of doing so! Everybody loves them and are more efficient than text only.
Please, in case you have some other ideas, let me know. I �d like to make another article similar to this one because I think it is really helpful.
What is the most confusing thing for you and what would you like to see explained in one of our next articles?
Thanks again!
Jenny |
15 Nov 2013
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almaz
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This advice isn �t exactly about �grammar �, is it? Most of the �advice � seems to be about usage, punctuation and spelling. For example, there �s no grammar whatsoever involved in knowing the difference between �affect � and �effect � � it �s purely lexical.
PS - nice to see the Ross clips, though. Used to annoy the hell out of me when he did that �whom � stuff  |
15 Nov 2013
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Doot
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I thought we had this discussion about people selling something on ESL Printables when they have not contributed one activity to this site! |
15 Nov 2013
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jennycollins
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I wouldn �t confuse learners with technical terminology. They have enough of it in class :) The purpose was to present the most common mistakes in an interesting way and help them remember the rules easily. |
15 Nov 2013
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jennycollins
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I wouldn �t confuse learners with technical terminology. They have enough of it in class :) The purpose was to present the most common mistakes in an interesting way and help them remember the rules easily. |
15 Nov 2013
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almaz
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Call me cynical, but I see Daniel (daniel84 - no contributions to ESLP) and Jennifer (jennycollins - no contributions to ESLP) are both linked to Saundz - which sells English pronunciation software. |
15 Nov 2013
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jennycollins
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The website does sell the software but the article doesn �t.
I �m really sorry if someone is offended by my presence on this forum and it is true that I came here only to make a comment on this post. I noticed that many readers came to our website from here today and I wanted to see what was going on.
I don �t intend to engage in any further discussions because I think it �s clear that the link above leads to a blog post and not learning materials/handouts/printables. Its purpose is to be read by those who may find it interesting and useful. Those who don �t may well skip it :)
Once again, I �m terribly sorry and you are free to delete the thread if you don �t think it �s suitable. |
15 Nov 2013
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cunliffe
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No offence taken, Jenny, it �s a free country! |
15 Nov 2013
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May has also had its day even in requests: It �s not usually �May I have? � It �s more often, �Can I .... ? Fewer instead of less - only the over-educated know that rule, but it �s a rule with which I stick.