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Commonly made grammatical/spelling mistakes
herzy:
--- Quote from: ATAR on January 12, 2011, 02:21:46 pm ---What about affect and effect?
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Absolutely, one of the worst.
Zien:
On that topic, would it be noted for the worse if we use Americanised word?
Greatness:
Yeah many students get confused with the use of affect and effect. I find that saying the sentence out loud or just rereading helps identify whether or not it is correct.
werdna:
--- Quote from: Aden on January 12, 2011, 01:44:36 pm ---My English teacher always told me to stop using 'split infinitives' such as 'to clearly understand' in my essays. Although I know that there is a bit of a divide as to whether or not split infinitives are 'grammatically correct', I think it is still best to avoid using them in your essays.
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This one's interesting.. can you explain this further Aden?
Ghost!:
Great thread.
It drives me crazy when people don't use the word you're. You are - You're, I don't understand why so many people struggle with it ><
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