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][ afraid of, not from ][
don’t say: the girl is afraid from the dog.
Say: the girl is afraid of the dog
][ arrive at, not to][
don’t say: we arrived to the village at night.
Say: we arrived at the village at night.
][ ashamed of, not from ][
don’t say: He is now ashamed from his conduct.
Say: : He is now ashamed of his conduct.
][ consist of, not from ][
Don’t say: a year consist from 12 months.
Say: a year consist of 12 months.
][ covered with, not by ][
Don’t say: the mountains are covered by snow.
Say: the mountains are covered with snow
][ cure of, not from ][
Don’t say: the man was cured from his illness.
Say: the man was cured of his illness.
][Confidence in, not on, and not to ][
Don’t say: I have great confidence on/to him.
Say: I have great confidence in him.
][Get rid of, not from ][
Don’t say: I shall be glad to get rid from him.
Say: I shall be glad to get rid of him.
][good at, not in ][
don’t say : my brother is good in mathematics.
Say: my brother is good mathematics.
Also we say: bad at, clever at, weak at, quick at, slow at, ..etc
][ look at, not to ][
Don’t say: look to this beautiful picture.
Say: look at this beautiful picture.
][ jealous of, not from ][
don’t say: he is very jealous from his brother.
Say: he is very jealous of his brother.
][ take by, not from ][
don’t say: he took his brother from the hand.
Say: he took his brother by the hand.
][ write in ink, not with ink ][
don’t say: I have written the letter with ink.
Say: I have written the letter in ink
07-10-2008, 11:35 AM
linguistic mistakes #اخطاء لغويه 
رد: linguistic mistakes #اخطاء لغويه 
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