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Avoid these grammatical mistakes
1a. She intentionally pretended so that they won't suspect her (incorrect)
1b. She pretended so that they won't suspect her (correct).
NB: 'Pretence' is always done intentionally. Adding 'intentionally' to pretence makes it a tautology.
1a. She intentionally pretended so that they won't suspect her (incorrect)
1b. She pretended so that they won't suspect her (correct).
NB: 'Pretence' is always done intentionally. Adding 'intentionally' to pretence makes it a tautology.
2a. I prefer the short knickers to the trousers (incorrect)
2b. I prefer the knickers to the trousers (correct)
NB: Knickers are always short. Adding 'short' to 'knickers' makes it a tautology. Also, knickers are different from shorts. Shorts do not always go lower than the
2b. I prefer the knickers to the trousers (correct)
NB: Knickers are always short. Adding 'short' to 'knickers' makes it a tautology. Also, knickers are different from shorts. Shorts do not always go lower than the
knees while knickers is a form of baggy or baggy-kneed trousers. Lastly, we can only have knickerbockers, there is no word like knickerboga or knickerburger.
3a. I would like to make my payment as at when due (incorrect).
3a. I would like to make my payment as at when due (incorrect).
3b. I would like to make my payment as and when due (correct)
NB: The easiest way to remember the correct form of this phrase is to think of it as 'as due' and 'when due'. This phrase is a fixed one which signifies an obligation to do something both on the due date and
NB: The easiest way to remember the correct form of this phrase is to think of it as 'as due' and 'when due'. This phrase is a fixed one which signifies an obligation to do something both on the due date and
whenever it becomes due.
4a. Junction/juncture
4b. I will be waiting at the junction.
4c. We are at a crucial juncture in our lives.
NB: This is to let some of us know the difference between junction and juncture. While 'junction' is a point where two or
4a. Junction/juncture
4b. I will be waiting at the junction.
4c. We are at a crucial juncture in our lives.
NB: This is to let some of us know the difference between junction and juncture. While 'junction' is a point where two or
more things are physically joined, 'juncture' refers to a point in time. When it is a junction, it basically refers to a joint road where you have to turn left or right or go up or down. However, both can be used interchangeably at times.
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