Common Errors

Dr. Susmitha Shyamsundar

Dept. of Languages
VIT-AP
 What is an error?
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an error means unintentionally deviating
from what’s true (because no full knowledge)

For example
– George and his child was watching T.V.
– Linda goed to school yesterday.
– She has taken a translation exam last week
 Major Reasons for Errors

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First language interference/ Mother Tongue
Interference
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This occurs when you apply rules from your first language
that don’t match rules of your second language.
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Lack of trained language teachers
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Wrong absorption of Grammar and pronunciation
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Huge expectation & Lack of passion
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Lack of resources
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Language barriers
 Some Samples
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‘why he came?’ [enduku vochchadu]
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Why did he come?

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‘Wantaa?’ [kaavalaa]
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by adding the ‘aa’ sound makes it a question.
 Question Types

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WH questions ●
Question tags
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Who – Isn’t it?
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What – Should I?
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When
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Why He does it, doesn’t he?
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Where [He does it aa?]
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How
 Articles
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A Examples:
before consonant
Cow gives us milk.
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sound words
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An
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I want to talk to boy.
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before vowel sound ●
Sun rises in east.
words
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Fox is cunning
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The animal.
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anything true and
concrete. ●
Call next candidate.
 Reduplication
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Small-small [chinna-chinna]
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The chain has small small gold beads.
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The chain has small gold beads.
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Big-big [pedda-pedda]
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She has big big hands.
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She has large hands.
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Very-very [chala-chala]
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He is very very strong.
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He is very strong.
 Grammatical
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Angry on me [‘naa meeda kopanga]
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Angry with me/ Angry at my friend
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What you want is near me [‘naa deggara vundi’]
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What you want is with me
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Why because [‘endukante’]
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It is because… remove why
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Now only [‘ippude’]
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Come 8.30, 9.00 like that [enimidinnara,tommidiki atla raa ]
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This is IST, only in India we are not time specific.
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Come around 9 O’clock
 Lexical errors
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Backside – for behind/ back (buttocks)
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e.g. write on the backside of the sheet
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Write behind the sheet/ Write on the back of this sheet
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Glamorous - for being stylish or dressing in a ‘modern’
‘sophisticated’ manner (attractive in an exciting and special way.)
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Posh - for ‘rich and/or luxurious’ (the quality of being elegant,
stylish, or upper class.)
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Serious- for ‘quiet and/or strict’
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The teacher is somewhat serious today
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Say/tell; Say has no listener/ tell has a listener
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fall/drop
 Overgeneralising the Plurals
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Faculties - referring to faculty across department.
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an inherent mental or physical power.
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Feeses – Fees
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Cases rises- cases rise, cases rose
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I have 65 childrens in my class- I have 65
children in my class
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Fish- fish.. when you add ‘es’ it means variety of
fish
 A few others
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I don’t have that much dare - for I don’t have that
much courage
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They will catch me[nannu pattukuntaaru] - they
will hold me responsible)
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‘Keep’ signature (to sign; from [pettu]- keep/put)
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‘Keep’ leave (to apply for leave;)
Do Not Make these
errors again….
 ONE Useful Link

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https://www.youtube.c
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 Thank you!
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