Microsoft Word Longman-Common Errors docx
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Longman Dictionary of Common Errors Longman ND Turton JB Heaton Edited by Hamid Sarrafzadeh Contents A 1 B 41 C 57 D 85 E 103 F 123 G 139 H 147 I 161 J 175 K 178 L 182 M 196 N 215 O 226 P 240 Q 255 R 257 S 272 T 299 U 321 V 327 W 332 Y 343 List of common misspellings ................345 GLOSSARY ...........................................348 1 A a 1 I hope you all have a enjoyable stay. I hope you all have an enjoyable stay. Always use an (NOT a) before a word beginning with a vowel sound: ‘an egg’ ‘an envelope’. 2 My husband is doing a MSc in civil engineering. My husband is doing an MSc in civil engineering. Use an (NOT a) before an abbreviation that begins with a vowel sound: ‘an MSc’ ‘an MP’. 3 Sometimes it is difficult to live a honest life. Sometimes it is difficult to live an honest life. Use an (NOT a) before words beginning with h when the h is not pronounced: ‘an honour’ , ‘an hour’. a/an 1 The child had been a deaf since birth. The child had been deaf since birth. One of the girls I share with is a British. One of the girls I share with is British. Do not use a/an before an adjective (e.g. ‘deaf’, ‘British’) unless the adjective is followed by a noun: ‘Her husband is disabled.’ Compare: ‘The footbridge cannot be used by the disabled.’ (= all people who are disabled) 2 See ANOTHER 6 abandon 1 Since capital punishment was abandoned, the crime rate has increased. Since capital punishment was abolished, the crime rate has increased. abandon = give up a plan, activity or attempt to do something, without being successful: ‘Bad weather forced them to abandon the search.’ ‘Without government support, the project will have to be abandoned.’ abolish = remove a law, tradition or system, often by introducing a new law; do away with: ‘In which year was slavery abolished in the United States?’ ‘I’d hate to see the monarchy abolished.’ 2 It is difficult to reach abandoned places such as small country villages. It is difficult to reach remote places such as small country villages. abandoned = left for ever by the owners or occupiers: ‘The field was littered with abandoned cars.’ ‘Some of these old abandoned coal mines could be dangerous.’ remote = far away and difficult to reach: ‘The tribe lives in a small remote mountain village.’ ‘We have now managed to bring famine relief to people in even the most remote areas.’ Download 2.25 Mb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |
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