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• 15 March 2010

  The people is

  In some languages the word PEOPLE is singular but in English it is PLURAL:

  The people ARE very friendly in that part of the country. 

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  sent by Dermot McGrath at 23:51h 0 comment

  tags: people

• 08 March 2010

  I PAID THE BEER

  Don't say:

  I paid the beer. It's incorrect.

  You pay FOR an object/item/article or FOR a service in general.

  But when you refer to the person to whom you give the money you mustn't put FOR.

  Look: I paid the waiter FOR the beers

     

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  sent by Dermot McGrath at 23:23h 2 comments

  tags: pay,pay for

• 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