Common+mistakes


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 * AVOID THESE MISTAKES**

take – tak i ng; write – wri ti ng etc/ wri tt en – III pv it's = it is; its – possessive personal pronoun study – stud y ing which; with; witch of course; off the course = away from the road etc always advertise; advertis e ment a lot of; lots of an eighteen-year-old student; an eighteen years old student kindergar t en party – part ie s; berry – berries etc weather; whether; homework; housework human versus alien; person, people
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__In formal writing:__ no short forms

no slang no informal words (kind of) no words used in spoken language only (stuff, kick out, hang out, huge)

Firstly, I would like to know ... / The first thing I would like to know ** is ** fortunately – unfortunat e ly ne c e ss ary – unnecessary respond – respon s e sincerely rec ei ve M onday, T uesday, W ednesday etc The M editerranean
 * II**

look forward to great – grate sightseeing; sights on Monday etc at 7 o'clock leave – leav ing final – fina ll y met re, kilomet re  ALSO - the word order I like football vs football likes me !!! focus on no double negative we have fun – meil on lõbus it is very exciting – on põnev know ledge – usu. singular
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