A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR ENGLISH LEARNERS Common Errors BOB MARSDEN50 Common Errors A Practical Guide for English Learners Bob Marsden Merriam-Webster, Incorporated Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S.A.@ A GENUINE MERRIAM-WEBSTER, ‘The name Webster alone is no guarantee of excellence. It is used by & ‘number of publishers and may serve mainly to mislead an unwary buyer. ‘Merriam-Webster™ is the name you should look for when you consider the purchase of dictionaries or other fine reference books. It carries the ‘reputation of a company that has been publishing since 1831 and is your assurance of quality and authority. Copyright© 2008 by Bob Marsden ISBN: 978-087779-681-7 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Marsden, Bob 50 common errors : a practical guide for English learners / Bob Marsden. pcm. Includes index. ISBN 978-0-87779-681-7 1. English language—Textbooks for foreign speakers. 2. English language—Errors in usage. I. Title, Il. Title: Fifty common errors. PEI128.M3426 2008 ‘428.2'4—de22 2008033239 All rights reserved. No part of this book covered by the copyrights hereon may be reproduced or copied in any form or by any means—graphic, electronic, ot ‘mechanical, including photocopying, taping, or information storage and retrieval systems—without written permission of the publisher. Made in the United States of America 5432 QW/V12111009