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schwa



Joined: 18 Jan 2003
Location: Yap
PostPosted: Wed Jan 21, 2015 8:38 pm    Post subject: common vocab errors Reply with quote
Korean english teachers class, tomorrow morning. A high-functioning group but aware they make recurring usage errors. They asked me to put together a list of common mistakes they don't know they are making.

This came up when I pointed out that many K-teachers mistakenly use "vocabularies" when talking about a list of new words. "Your homework is to memorize these vocabularies."

Some others that spring to mind:
Saying "expect" when they mean "look forward to."
Saying "alphabets" when they mean "letters."
Saying "prepare" when they mean "arrange" or "pay for," referring to a restaurant meal. "I hope you enjoy this lunch I've prepared."

I'm sure I'll remember a bunch more, but can you add some? What wrong usages stick out to you?

Thanks for any input.
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gforce645



Joined: 02 May 2011
PostPosted: Wed Jan 21, 2015 11:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Comfortable / Convenient
Menu / Options of Food "this restaurant has many delicious menus."
Later / From now "I will go to Jeju 3 days later."
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schwa



Joined: 18 Jan 2003
Location: Yap
PostPosted: Thu Jan 22, 2015 12:41 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Those are on point. Thanks. More?
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The Cosmic Hum



Joined: 09 May 2003
Location: Sonic Space
PostPosted: Thu Jan 22, 2015 3:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
schwa wrote:
Those are on point. Thanks. More?

Not a specific vocab but rather a grammar point...emotive verbs.
When they confuse 'ed' with 'ing'
That movie was so bored. (That movie was so boring.)
I am surprising by your answer. (I am surprised by your answer.)
I was so disappointing by that movie. (I was so disappointed by that movie.)

Specific vocabulary.

My mother is a good cooker. (cook)

told vs spoke/talked
I told about my problems to my sister.

promise vs meeting
I have a promise this weekend.

hard vs tired
I played soccer all day, so I was hard.


money vs cash
I didn't have my credit card so I paid by money.

hurt vs sore
My eyes are hurt because I played computer games all night.

Just a few...hope they help.
Good luck tomorrow.
Cheers.
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yodanole



Joined: 02 Mar 2003
Location: La Florida
PostPosted: Thu Jan 22, 2015 1:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Nothing particularly to do with Korea really, but misused homophones are a personal pet peeve when I'm reading something.
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crsandus



Joined: 05 Oct 2004
PostPosted: Thu Jan 22, 2015 5:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I often run into the until/by error. I'm not sure if this is as common but I also seem to regularly run into people dropping the object.

E.g.
A - Do you have a cookie? I'm so hungry.
B - Yes, I have.
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Sister Ray



Joined: 25 Mar 2006
Location: Fukuoka
PostPosted: Thu Jan 22, 2015 5:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
yodanole wrote:
Nothing particularly to do with Korea really, but misused homophones are a personal pet peeve when I'm reading something.


In my experience, this is usually native speakers. Second language speakers seem to not suffer so much from this.
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edwardcatflap



Joined: 22 Mar 2009
PostPosted: Thu Jan 22, 2015 6:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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I often run into the until/by error. I'm not sure if this is as common but I also seem to regularly run into people dropping the object.

E.g.
A - Do you have a cookie? I'm so hungry.
B - Yes, I have.


This would be quite a normal response from a British English speaker as we answer with the auxiliary 'have' to the question 'have you got?' Which has the same meaning as 'do you have?'

A clearer example would be something like

'Do you like fish?'
'Yes I like.'
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Chaucer



Joined: 20 Oct 2009
PostPosted: Fri Jan 23, 2015 8:11 am    Post subject: More? Reply with quote
I'm opening a party this weekend. (having a party)
I hope I can listen to your class next semester. (take your class)
So Jihyun, you didn't eat lunch? Yes. You mean you had lunch? No. So you didn't have lunch? Yes. (No, No, No).
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Hokie21



Joined: 01 Mar 2011
PostPosted: Fri Jan 23, 2015 3:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I find that a lot of Koreans mix up fun/funny.
I also find they have trouble correctly using very/much/so/many.
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metalhead



Joined: 18 May 2010
Location: Toilet
PostPosted: Sat Jan 24, 2015 6:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
So here we have an English teacher who has been teaching in Korea for about 20 years asking people for help identifying common mistakes in English that Koreans make. One would think that as a professional he wouldn't need any help with this, it is his JOB after all, but then it appears thinking is not required to be an English teacher in Korea.

I wonder if doctors who have been in the profession for 20 years ask similar questions on medical forums, "Hey guys what are some common complaints patients have?", or maybe they are actually trained for the job they are doing?

Try being more of a professional, Schwa. It's your job dammit.
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