I often post discussions that show common mistakes that English learners make.
English Learners
But today I thought that everyone who is learning English has made a mistake and then discovered that the mistake was a mistake and then found the correction to the mistake.
Was your mistake the kind of mistake that other English learners make?
Did you feel like you would like to share the correction with other English learners?
Here's your chance. Post your mistake and correction here.
Everyone who knows something can be a teacher...
Native English Speakers
Some Native English Speakers (NES) have made the same mistake for years before discovering and correcting the mistake.
Are you an NES and would you like to post your mistake and correction?
Peoples' and people's I used to confuse, using either indifferently. I was unhappy with this doubt so one day I investigated and learnt the difference.
Also, given my age, I use some words which are now considered by some to be offensive. When I learnt them they were quite neutral, however. What I have found is that every few years, certain quite neutral words will fall in this manner, and will be replaced by either by a new word or spelling or a euphemism. The old words will then be censured. I have no idea why?
Mistakes are everywhere and might be more common than we imagine. In a mathsbook, for instance, there may be 1% of errors in the answers. Doubtless, this also applies to English etc.
Long before Descartes' "cogito ergo sum"* was "fallum ergo sum"**. Error is the human condition. A very amusing book on it is "On Being Wrong", by Shultz (I think?!).
*I think therefore I am. **I err therefore I am. (Descartes was already well acquainted with this).
Yes, I have made lots of mistakes in English, but the one that I always remember and laugh at is Marry Christmas. hehe
It should be Merry Christmas :)
bluebottle...
SHOULD THE WORD INTERNET BE CAPITALIZED?
The question of whether the word internet should be capitalized is passionately debated.
The Associated Press Stylebook (AP) stipulates that internet and web (with reference to the World Wide Web) should be lowercased. The AP is not the first style guide to insist on downcasing the word internet; many other publications prefer the lowercase form as well.
Studies related to the frequency of use show that the capital-I Internet spelling accounts for about 54% of all examples.
The lower case spelling is more prevalent in the Uk and the upper case (capitalised/capitalized) form in slightly more common in the US.
So, it appears both spellings are equally acceptable.
Source: OxfordWords blog
