Common Grammar Mistakes

[rae]

@hazelbrowneyes, what amuses me more is, bakit kelangan nya pa mag-tweet.

[hazelbrown_eyes27]

@rae-oo nga eh! sana nag google na lang siya and nag search ng proper usage ng gusto niya malamang salita.

[jorhen]

super like 

im here to learn.. thanks mga sis.. 

[chris_mend]

1. which one is correct/

ex. AT the 1st floor or ON the 1st floor?

[rae]

^ Depende sa context sis.

AT is used if you reached a certain point in time or place. Halimbawa: The elevator is at the first floor.

ON is used sa context na nasa ibabaw ka. Example: I am on the first floor of the building.

[tootsing]

hi sis sana may tumulong sakin dito yung friend ko kasi nag post siya sa FB stat niya na "I'm on my SMS" at "I'm on my phone " parang ang ibig niya sabihin ay  nag SMS ako.... at nag ffb ako gamit ang phone ko. tama ba siya?

[chris_mend]

^ Depende sa context sis.

AT is used if you reached a certain point in time or place. Halimbawa: The elevator is at the first floor.

ON is used sa context na nasa ibabaw ka. Example: I am on the first floor of the building.

thanks sis! 

preposition un weakness ko talaga..

[tipC_shoegal]

hi sis sana may tumulong sakin dito yung friend ko kasi nag post siya sa FB stat niya na "I'm on my SMS" at "I'm on my phone " parang ang ibig niya sabihin ay  nag SMS ako.... at nag ffb ako gamit ang phone ko. tama ba siya?

It's best to say "I'm on SMS" instead of saying "I'm on my phone". "I'm on SMS" simply means that she's using her phone to access FB. 

[chianti]

The use of "to + infinitive verb". Ang dami kong nakikita na gumagamit ng past tense of the verb after the word "to". It should always be paired with the present tense of the verb. Ex. To eat, to realize, etc. Never in past tense.

[tipC_shoegal]

Do, Does and Did are always followed by the Base Form of the verb. Base Form meaning - No -s, no -ed, no -en

EXAMPLES:

I'd be happy to fix that for you, how DOES that SOUND?
How many DID you SEE?
Yes, Andy DID CLEAN that room yesterday.

 

[heavensent]

dami ko natututunan sa thread na ko,

thanks

[Dacian]

pick-up vs. fetch

ang iba fetch ginagamit tapos sabi ng iba only dogs fetch daw, dapat daw pick-up.  tama ba?

[herroyalbleakness]

pick-up vs fetch... personal taste nalang ata na ang fetch eh pang aso lang.

So far naman, fetch is defined synonymous to pick-up by the dictionary so it's more than okay to use it when referring to people.

Webster has one definition for fetch where it specifically means to retrieve a killed game. Perhaps that's why there are those who associate "fetch" with dogs. But that's just among the many ways of using fetch in a sentence

[rae]

^ agree. fetch kasi is to bring back something or to take away, kaya may sikat na phrase na "the devil will fetch you!"

Pick-up is more: lift up or get, regardless kung ibabalik mo sya.

Feeling ko they can be used interchangeably depending on the context.

[pinkk]

how about the word "breeding"?, yung ginagamit madalas sa tv series na sinasabi na may breeding o walang breeding? (literally inappropriate word to use for humans i think)

[rae]

^ I think it's appropriate, it's a synonym for upbringing.

[jeloeight]

ANYWAYS/ANYWAY -  "ANYWAY" is the more formal form.

ROB and STEAL :
 *When you ROB a bank, you STEAL its money. You can't rob the money itself. The stuff taken in a robbery is always "STOLEN",not "ROBBED"

EVERYDAY and EVERY DAY
*EVERYDAY - is an adjective and is used to describe that which happens everyday. 
Ex. These plates are my everyday ware.
*EVERY DAY - is a noun phrase meaning each day.
Ex.I use these plates every day.

LAY and LIE
*LAY- means to "put or place"
 Ex. They lay the books on the table.
*LIE - means "to rest in horizontal position" or "not to tell the truth".
 Ex. They lie on the ground.
       We suspect that they lie.

IN TIME and ON TIME
*In time- "early enough to do something" .
Ex. Am I in time for tea? (Not too late)
*On time - "punctuality"
 Ex. My boss is always on time when he arranges to meet someone.

[superbubly]

ang dami ko natutunan dito grabe, medyo lito nga ako sa every day and everyday, I thought pareho lang yan

[shyreen]

sisses.. help me please.. "if our destination is near" tama ba to? ang ibig ko lang sabihin ay "kung malapit lang ang pupuntahan"

[twiist]

^I would say "if our destination is nearby." "if our destination is near" sounds like it's missing something. Near what?

Use "nearby" if you don't have a specific location, "near" if you do. (ex: "if our destination is near my house")