English Common Errors: anxious – English editing.
Anxious = worried because you fear that something bad may happen or may have happened: ‘Their daughter hadn’t come home from school and they were anxious about her safety.’ ‘I…
English common errors: Announcement – English editing.
When you want to give people some important information, you make announcement: ‘Following the announcement of their marriage, they were pursued by crowds of journalists.’ An advertisement is an item…
English Common Errors: an –English Editing
Before a word beginning with h, use a if the h is pronounced: ‘a house’, ‘a half’, ‘a horrible day’. Use an if the h is silent: ‘an hour’, ‘an…
English Common Errors: ample –English Editing
Ample = (more than) enough; plenty (of): ‘The boot contains ample room for two large suitcases.’ ‘Just one spoonful should be ample.’ ‘He was given ample opportunity to express his…
English Common Errors: alternate – English Editing
In British English alternate and alternative have different meanings. Alternate = (1) happening in turn, first one then other: ‘alternate periods of sun and rain.’ (2) every second (day, week,…
English Common Errors: alone – English Editing
Alone = without other people around you: ‘I’ve thought about getting married, but I prefer living alone.’ lonely = sad because you are alone and feel that nobody loves you…
English Common Errors: all – English Editing
Before the singular form of a countable noun we usually use whole or entire: ‘We spent whole the lesson singing songs.’ ‘The entire document will have to be rewritten.’ Note…
English Common errors: Aid – English editing.
Aid is mainly used as a noun: ‘Many countries survive on foreign aid from richer neighbors.’ ‘It is government policy to provide aid to the homeless or the unemployed.’ As…