English Lesson #1

I've realised that there is an inherent problem in the use of the correct forms of words in various circumstances/situations. Therefore, i want to highlight some of the usual errors which many of us make. It's never too late to learn, & don't feel bad because i was also once guilty of it years back & you dont want to embarrass yourself in future when people actually would laugh at your ignorance.

#1 : This vs These :

"This" can be an/a

• adjective (words to describe nouns)/
• Pronouns (words used before a noun eg this boy or this is john)
• Adverb (shall not touch on this as its not relevant currently)

& according to dictionary.com, "This" is used to indicate a person, thing, state, event, time, remark...etc. & "These" is the plural form.

Therefore, keep in mind that whenever you choose to use words relating to more than 1 quantity, use THESE!

1. this year vs these years
2. this (referring to the collection rather than the items) is my hello kitty collection & These (refers to every all items you collected) are my collection of hello kitty items,
3. this pair of shoe is mine! & these shoes are mine!

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#2 Then vs Than

Again, according to dictionary.com:

Then is an

• Adverb &
• Adjective &
• Noun (shall not touch on this)

Primarily, "Then" is some kind of 'time indicator' to

1. to express sequence of events -> We ate, then we started home
2. or referring to a particular period something happened -> prices were lower then

Whereby Than is a

• Conjunction (connectors in a sentence eg and, but..)

It is used to compare between objects or qualities

1. John is better looking than Shaun.
2. he can run faster than her

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as much as i wanna carry on, i wanna sleep alr. its almost 4.30am *yawns*

so if u have the time u may wanna find out several other pairs of commonly misused words like

1. of & off;
2. moral & morale
3. stationary & stationery
4. principal & principle
5. emigrate & immigrate
6. to & too
7. lie & lay
8. lend & borrow
9. fetch & bring
10. complementary & complimentary
11. economic & economical
12. e.g & i.e
13. hangar & hanger
14. lose & loose
15. reign & rein
16. who's & whoose

many more to list. but i seriously need sleep. hope it intrigues ur interest in english! it's wonderful & full of wonders. *not to be confused with "wander"* HAHA. sorry, yes i know i need to curb the OCCUPATIONAL PROPENSITY to educate. LOL.

Good night. :D