Thread: Word Mistakes

also, some people say

Please, let me help you
Correct sentence should be : Please, allow me to help you.

Originally Posted by Robdale

also, some people say

Please, let me help you
Correct sentence should be : Please, allow me to help you.

I think both are fine.

-F

which one of these sentences is correct ?

> I kindly request you to do the needfull.

> I request you to kindly do the needfull.

Both are correct but the second one is constructed better and makes more impact.

There are two plea's in the sentence - kindly and request. When they are together, they do not add up to make a strong case. When separated by few words their presence makes more emphasis.

Originally Posted by just4kix

There are two plea's in the sentence - kindly and request. When they are together, they do not add up to make a strong case. When separated by few words their presence makes more emphasis.

exactly .. this is the thing i was thinking upon reading NPU's post ... 'request' itself is a plea. i dont think 'kindly' is needed with it.

it could have been as simple as this:

kindly do the needful

or

i request you to do the needful

gr8 post.....but i really dont think i will be careful abt the things unless i am dealing at pro level.

ok tell this one

-- Open the windows and let the atmosphere come in
-- Open the windows and let the air come in

xDD .............. the person who tells the correct one will get a prize from me

name the prize first.

^^^ get out of jail free card for you

lets get out of this thread before the mod bans us both.

:d:d:d

Originally Posted by just4kix

And finally most Indians make a mistake with the punctuation mark. As you all know sentences are completed or broken by a punctuation mark such as full stop (.), comma (,), exclamation mark (!), question mark (?), etc. The English language is generally a little lawless. But the law of the punctuation mark states that, there is never a space before a punctuation mark, but there should always be a space after it. This mistake is committed in abundance especially with the colon ( sign. For example, we often see "Name : ". The correct way is "Name: ".

Your thoughts please.

Good knowledge sharing these are common mistakes... i have seen such mistakes even in formal emails.

there is one more thing which i saw people say during interviews
I was working as a executive where it should be
I was working as an executive

Originally Posted by player

ok tell this one

-- Open the windows and let the atmosphere come in
-- Open the windows and let the air come in

xDD .............. the person who tells the correct one will get a prize from me

Both of them are incorrect.

So, where's my prize?

Originally Posted by smoothvibes

there is one more thing which i saw people say during interviews
I was working as a executive

where it should be

I was working as an executive

This is a common grammer mistake - related to articles (a, an, the).

- A word that begins with a vowel is to be articled by an or the.
- Ditto for words whose first letter is silent so that it appears that it begins with a vowel, e.g., honour.
- For all other words, the articles to be used as a or the.

Originally Posted by player

ok tell this one

-- Open the windows and let the atmosphere come in
-- Open the windows and let the air come in

xDD .............. the person who tells the correct one will get a prize from me

Ae baaju hut, jara hawa ane de

Originally Posted by Evander Leopold

name the prize first.

The prize is a Cadbury Dairymilk exclusivels signed by player

@dhaneshv
there is no option for both of them are incorrect

@just4kix
arey yaha khirhki ke baat ho rahe hai aadmi ke nahi ke jo baaju mei hata de

The first one is obviously wrong.
The second one is sort of borderline. I guess it can be used that way.

-F

Originally Posted by player

The prize is a Cadbury Dairymilk exclusivels signed by player

If I win, who is going to cover the delivery charges ?