Common Mistakes In English

COMMON MISTAKES IN ENGLISH

take care vs take care of; that/which/who; to/too/two; there/their/they're; trainer vs trainee; travel/trip/voyage/journey; used to vs used to do

take care vs take care of

Take care is used when saying goodbye to someone. It actually means "Take care of yourself."

For example: "Bye! Take care. "

Take care of means to look after someone or something:

For example: "You should take care of your new car, it cost a lot of money."

that, which, who

"Who" (or whom) is a pronoun, and is used as the subject or object of a verb to show which person you are referring to, or to add information about a person just mentioned. It is used for people, not things.

"Which" is a pronoun, and is used as the subject or object of a verb to show what thing or things you are referring to, or to add information about the thing just mentioned. It is used for things, not people.

"That" is a pronoun, and is used as the subject or object of a verb to show which person or thing you are referring to, or to add information about a person or thing just mentioned. It can be used for people and things. It can sometimes be omitted.

Example:

The girl who was hungry.
The boy whom I talked to.
The dog that wagged its tail.
The software ( that) I wrote.
The company, which / that hired me.

there, their, they're

There can be used as an adjective of place:
For example: "The car is over there in the car park."

There can also be used as the introductory subject in sentences:
For example: "There are some grammar pages on this web site."

They're is the a contraction of "they are".
For example: "They're always surfing the Internet."

Their is a possessive pronoun like "her" or "our".
For example: "Have they done their homework?"

Example: "There's a large family in this town. Look they're over there by their car."

If you've written "they're," ask yourself whether you can substitute "they are." If not, you've made a mistake. There" has "here" inside it to remind you it refers to a place, while "their" has "heir" buried in it to remind you that it has to do with possession.

trainee vs trainer

A trainee is a person who is learning and practising the skills of a particular job.
For example: "There is a shortage of trainee dentists in the UK."

A trainer is a person who teaches skills for a particular job, activity or sport.
For example: "I like to think of myself as an English trainer, not an English teacher."

to, too or two?

To is the most common form. When to is used before a verb it forms part of the infiinitive:
For example: to learn, to do, to be, to drink...
"I need to visit the dentist."

To is also a preposition, often used to indicate direction, which begins a prepositional phrase.

For example: to the limit, to hell and back
Example: "I need to go to the dentist."

Too is an adjective meaning "extra or more than necessary" - after all it has 2 Os - 1 too many?

For example: too much, too big, too small...
"The film was too long."

Too is also an adjective meaning "also"

For example: me too
"I thought it was too long, too."

Two is a number.

For example: one, two, three...
"I only drank two pints of beer."

More examples: We went to a football match. (preposition)

We like to watch a good film. (infinitive)
We ate too much. (meaning "excessively")

I like baseball, too. (meaning "also")

Six divided by three is two. (number)

They own two cars. (number)

Many other words in English which reflect the number two are spelled with tw.

For example: twin, twice, twenty, between, tweezers, etc.

Try this famous song if you are still confused about to and too!

travel, trip voyage or journey?

Travel (v) is used in general terms as a verb - it usually means to change location. The word travel is very rarely used as a noun.

For example: I have to travel a lot for work.

Trip (n) is often substituted for the word 'holiday' when the travelling distance was short.

For example: How was your trip?

It is often used in connection with business.

For example: I have to travel a lot for work. I am off on another business trip next week.

Trip (v) has a totally different meaning. It means to nearly fall over.

For example: I tripped over the carpet and sprained my ankle.

Voyage (n) is usually a long journey by boat. The word voyage is very rarely used as a verb.

For example: The voyage to South Africa took over six weeks.

Journey (n) is used more in British English than American English. It means the 'piece' of travel between 2 or more points. The word journey is very rarely used as a verb.

For example: The journey from Darmstadt to Nottingham takes 12 hours.

used to vs used to do

Used to can be used as an adjective and we use it to talk about things that have become familiar, and are no longer strange or new.

For example: "I am used to mistakes now."

You can also be used to doing something.

For example: "I am used to making mistakes now."

More here

Used to do - If we say something used to happen we are talking about repeated events and actions in the past, usually things that happened a long time ago and are now finished.

For example: "I used to smoke."

Source: www.learnenglish.de

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