Author Topic: Common Grammar Mistakes (Read 122328 times)

younis · « **Reply #120 on:** July 05, 2011, 10:09:39 am »

It's is the short form of It is or It has

e.g. It's been a long time.

Its is more of a possessive form of it (the suject)

e.g. The airplane is huge, its wings are color blue.

younis · « **Reply #121 on:** July 05, 2011, 10:21:58 am »

Quote from: babyjapnurse01 on June 14, 2011, 03:47:14 pm

^ ay she, i told you not to did that! wahaha!

i told you not to did, but you still did... har har har!

younis · « **Reply #122 on:** July 05, 2011, 10:28:02 am »

Quote from: mbeeyap on June 16, 2011, 04:34:40 pm

Comparative and Superlative

example:
simplier - lagi kong naririnig yan

it should be simplest

Simplier? she might be referring to the word Simpler instead

dito galing yan: Simple, Simpler, Simplest

pressany · « **Reply #123 on:** July 05, 2011, 11:38:54 am »

Be careful with this:

"Please bear with us" not please bare with us... baka maghubad ang inaaya nyo. LOL

Also when in doubt ask Google. One way to check acceptability or usage is to check the "result stat" (directly under the search bar). The higher the result stat the higher the chance of being acceptable.

iamjoei · « **Reply #124 on:** July 06, 2011, 09:52:39 am »

Quote from: sweetraich on June 16, 2011, 09:42:54 pm

yung xerox, brand ng machine yun, dapat photocopy ang gamitin.

This isn't actually true anymore. Xerox has been made a verb a long time ago by Merriam-Webster (as in the dictionary)

e.viv · « **Reply #125 on:** July 06, 2011, 10:00:50 am »

^ Me: Sir, xerox ko lang po ito.
Ex-boss: Xerox? Baka ibig mong sabihin photocopy. Xerox is a brand...<at mahabang sermon na dinig ng lahat.>
Me: <pagkatapos ng mahabang sermon> Sir, accepted na po yung xerox sa dictionary.
Ex-boss: Okay. Photocopy mo na yan. <tahimik na bumalik sa upuan at tinginan lahat kame.>

pressany · « **Reply #126 on:** July 06, 2011, 10:08:11 am »

share lang:

Sometimes we are so caught up with the formal rules of grammar that we end up scared of expressing ourselves in English. There's nothing wrong with minding and following the rules but this should not be the end all and be all. Language is a tool of expression. Its primary purpose is to allow us to express our message and not to be a yard stick of excellence.

Hindi tamang mali mali ang grammar pero dapat wag itong maging hadlang para masabi natin ang ating saloobin. Kung naiintindihan ka ng kausap mo kahit papunta pa sa Quiapo ang grammar (at pronunciation) mo ok lang yun, wag lang matatakot kang magsalita dahil baka ka mapintasan na mali mali ang grammar mo.

Plus, in the dynamic "Language" world, usage overrides rules. Case in point, "unfriend" is considered a verb, thanks to FB.

serendipity02 · « **Reply #127 on:** July 06, 2011, 10:13:55 am »

imho, since im working in a call center, napansin ko lang kahit yung mga american or australian or english people na english ang first language nila eh nagkakamali parin sa grammar. hehe!

Lady Czarina · « **Reply #128 on:** July 06, 2011, 10:31:33 am »

yes they do. boss ko nga i need to repeat and rephrase pa yung sinabi nya para lang magkaintindihan kami eh..

HeartHeart · « **Reply #129 on:** July 06, 2011, 12:06:38 pm »

road sign: "go slow, accident porn area."

should be... "go slow, accident prone area."

clermont · « **Reply #130 on:** July 06, 2011, 06:33:11 pm »

I agree with sis pressany. Like some people need help in Math Problem Solving, some people may need help in Eng Grammar. It doesn't mean they are stup*d. Of course if it's your bread and butter, then there's no room for error.

iamjoei · « **Reply #131 on:** July 07, 2011, 12:49:06 am »

Quote from: e.viv on July 06, 2011, 10:00:50 am

^ Me: Sir, xerox ko lang po ito.
Ex-boss: Xerox? Baka ibig mong sabihin photocopy. Xerox is a brand...<at mahabang sermon na dinig ng lahat.>
Me: <pagkatapos ng mahabang sermon> Sir, accepted na po yung xerox sa dictionary.
Ex-boss: Okay. Photocopy mo na yan. <tahimik na bumalik sa upuan at tinginan lahat kame.>

Haha! Way to go!

michi247 · « **Reply #132 on:** July 07, 2011, 07:26:53 am »

ngayon ko lang nalaman na accepted na yung xerox, pag may naririnig kasi ko nito, sa isip isip ko, "photocopy" dapat.

rianne_mallows · « **Reply #133 on:** July 07, 2011, 10:48:05 am »

kakabasa ko lang kanina

"i'm thorned between blah blah blah"

dapat "i'm torn between ___"

sexy_maldita0089 · « **Reply #134 on:** July 07, 2011, 11:11:02 am »

Quote from: ms.messed_up* on June 04, 2011, 06:07:57 am

belated happy birthday it should be--happy belated birthday

Di ko pa rin matanggap to.. hehe sorry sis. Kasi parang ang panget pakinggan ng "happy belated birthday", maybe nasanay lang ako sa "belated happy birthday"

Quote from: pressany on July 06, 2011, 10:08:11 am

share lang:

Sometimes we are so caught up with the formal rules of grammar that we end up scared of expressing ourselves in English. There's nothing wrong with minding and following the rules but this should not be the end all and be all. Language is a tool of expression. Its primary purpose is to allow us to express our message and not to be a yard stick of excellence.

Hindi tamang mali mali ang grammar pero dapat wag itong maging hadlang para masabi natin ang ating saloobin. Kung naiintindihan ka ng kausap mo kahit papunta pa sa Quiapo ang grammar (at pronunciation) mo ok lang yun, wag lang matatakot kang magsalita dahil baka ka mapintasan na mali mali ang grammar mo.

Plus, in the dynamic "Language" world, usage overrides rules. Case in point, "unfriend" is considered a verb, thanks to FB.

Nice one sis! super like! nagiging problem ko din to kasi instead na masabi ko kung ano gusto ko iexpress e di na lang kasi nagiging conscious ako if tama ba grammar ko or not.. hehe

Share ko lang:

It's not "tuition fee" dapat "tuition" lang kasi nagiging redundant na.
And lage kong naririnig ang "pinaka-best", i think mali to kasi pinaka na best pa? hehe (correct me if i am wrong)

Lady Czarina · « **Reply #135 on:** July 07, 2011, 11:48:28 am »

Quote from: ms.messed_up* on June 04, 2011, 06:07:57 am

belated happy birthday it should be--happy belated birthday

belated happy birthday is correct.
kasi when you say happy belated birthday means the actual birth date is late while belated happy birthday means your greeting is late for the event.

correct me if i'm wrong.

younis · « **Reply #136 on:** July 07, 2011, 11:54:28 am »

"brought up" lagi ko ring naririnig...

e.g. "nabo-brought-up lagi nya ang topic tungkol don"

which I think should be "nabi-bring-up lagi ang topic tungkol don"

brought up and bring up are mistakenly used as well

meisaia · « **Reply #137 on:** July 07, 2011, 04:41:23 pm »

Highschool teacher ko while pointing out kung sino ang magkakagroup sa isang project:

"YOU! YOU! YOU! AND YOU! BOTH OF YOU!"

--okay so pag apat pala BOTH ang tawag.

eto pa, pinagmamadali nia kaming magline-up sa labas ng room kasi merong assembly and he said:

"COME ON, FASTER! FASTER! TAKE YOUR TIME!"

--anlabo. :|

ReservoirDogs · « **Reply #138 on:** July 08, 2011, 05:01:24 am »

Marami gumagamit ng "discuss about". It's grammatically incorrect because "discuss" is an intransitive verb, and discuss means "talk about". So when you use "discuss about" para mo ring sinabi na let's talk about about.

Whenever you use discuss, don't add "about" after it.

freeswan · « **Reply #139 on:** July 08, 2011, 07:47:28 am »

ako may booboo yesterday. nagstatus ako sa FB "... and it helps that i have a loving, understanding and supporting husband". o d ba? supportive dapat. tsaka lagi ko napapansin yung "i will be forever greatful for all the blessings" instead of grateful.

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