Common mistake 1:
Career – carrier
Common mistake 2:
man vs men, woman vs women
man utk singular, men utk plural. woman utk singular, women utk plural.
Common mistake 3:
Join vs joint
Contoh ayat yg selalu digunakan: “dia selalu joint kitorang pegi lunch.”
join = become part of; contoh frasa: 'join together', 'join hands', etc.
Common mistake 4:angle vs angel.
angle = sudut (sebutan cakap melayu = enggel)
angel = malaikat (sebutan cakap melayu = enjel)
Common mistake 5:
dateline vs deadline
dateline = a line in a newspaper article that gives the date and the place of origin.
deadline = the date or time a task needs to be completed.
Common mistake 6:
Swipe – swap – swab
Contoh ayat yg selalu digunakan (1): “tunggu jap eh? aku swipe card dulu pastu baru leh join korang gi bekfes kat mapley.”
Explanation: yg ni boleh diterima lagi walaupun kad tu sebenarnya dia takyah nak swipe pon sebab tak slide kat reader tu pon, Cuma touch je kan?
Contoh ayat yg selalu digunakan (2): “tunggu jap eh? aku swap card dulu pastu baru leh join korang gi bekfes kat mapley.”
Explanation: swap maksudnya exchange. Seolah2 lepas dia swap card dia ngan reader tu, adekah access card akan melekat kat pintu dan card reader akan disimpan dalam handbag si card owner tu tadi??
Contoh ayat yg selalu digunakan (3): “tunggu jap eh? aku swab card dulu pastu baru leh join korang gi bekfes kat mapley.”
Explanation: yg ni takleh diterima langsung. swab: a small piece of cotton, cloth, sponge, etc. used to apply medicine.
Sekian, terima kasih. Kalau ade perkataan-perkataan yg aku sebut pun tak betul, silelah bgtau aku ataupun share saja kat blog korang, tapi jgnla tulis siapa punya kesalahan. Hehe….
ps: tapi kalo kat blog, takpe guna ejaan yg salah. dibenarkannn. hehehe..... kat blog aku memang banyak ejaan tak betul. Kebanyakannya memang disengajekan. mebi ade yg tak disengajekan. people make mistakes kann…. ;-)