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• 26 February 2010

  ENROL

  Don't say:

  I matriculated at a language school

   

  Say:

  I ENROLED at a language school

   

  To matriculate means the same as to enrol but nobody uses it except the Pope and maybe a few cardinales

   

  Seeya soon

  Tom

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  sent by Tom Red at 18:56h 0 comment

  tags: enrol

• 24 February 2010

  FAIL, SUSPEND

  Don't say:

  I suspended my exam

   

  Say:

  I FAILED my exam  

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  sent by Tom Red at 18:48h 0 comment

  tags: fail,suspend,fail an exam

• 23 February 2010

  MARRIED TO vs MARRIED WITH

  Well it's no contest really. These two concepts are too different to compare.  

   

  Dont say: John is married with Mary if you mean that John and Mary are husband and wife. Many people make this mistake because they translate directly from their own language.

  You must say: John is married TO Mary

   

  Now, if you want to say:

  John is married with three children,

  well that's another story.

   

  Seeya and have a really nice day,

  TR 

   

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  sent by Tom Red at 15:12h 0 comment

  tags: married to,married with

• 16 February 2010

  BECAUSE vs BECAUSE OF

  BECAUSE is the answer to WHY:

  BECAUSE introduces a subordinate clause which is a complete sentence.

  "Why didn't the children go to school today?"

  "(They didn't go) because the weather was very bad"

   

  BECAUSE OF is usually followed by a noun

  "Why didn't the children go to school today?"

  "(They didn't go) because of the very bad weather"

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  sent by Dermot McGrath at 23:18h 2 comments

  tags: because,because of

• 15 February 2010

  GREENHOUSE

  A GREENHOUSE is a building where plants are grown.

  It is made of glass or plastic, it is transparent, it is not green.

  But if you paint it green then you will have a green greenhouse

  C U

  Tom Red

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  sent by Tom Red at 23:16h 0 comment

  tags: greenhouse