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COMMON
SPEAKING ERRORS - CORRECTIONS |
| Here are the corrections to the sentences with common speaking errors. |
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INCORRECT
SENTENCES |
CORRECT
SENTENCES |
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| 1. |
The money is not enough. | There isn't enough money. |
| 2. |
“Please notice all the staff that we will have a meeting tomorrow.” | "Please notify all of the staff that we will have a meeting tomorrow." |
| 3. |
Happened something yesterday. | Something happened yesterday. |
| 4. |
“Last night I joined a meeting.” | "Last night I attended a meeting." |
| 5. |
“This morning I heard a news.” | "This morning I heard some news." |
| 6. |
“Yesterday the managing director to Taichung.” | "Yesterday the managing director went to Taichung." |
| 7. |
“When did he back?” | "When did he come back?" |
| 8. |
“Do you know where is the restroom?” | "Do you know where the restroom is?" |
| 9. |
The salesperson took sample and digital recorder to meeting with his customer. | The salesperson took a sample and a digital recorder to a meeting with his customer. |
| 10. |
(Two people
are talking to each other in a meeting room.) |
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| “Excuse me a moment. The words on this document are too small. I need to go to my office and take my glasses.” | "Excuse me a moment. The words on this document are too small. I need to go to my office and get my glasses." | |
| 11. |
There is no any money. | There isn't any money. |
| 12. |
“My friend she is a software engineer.” | "My friend is a software engineer." |
| 13. |
“It is a long time haven't seen you.” | "It has been a long time since I saw you." / "I haven't seen you (in/for) a long time." |
| 14. |
“Can you call me back two hours later?” | "Can you call me back in two hours?" |
| 15. |
I will send my guest from Singapore to the airport. | I will take my guest from Singapore to the airport. |
| 16. |
The manager received a phone from the Asian Pacific HR Director | The manager received a phone call from the Asian Pacitic HR Director. |
| 17. |
“I am going to contact with my customer tomorrow.” | "I am going to (contact/make contact with) my customer tomorrow." |
| 18. |
“We are making more money in this year.” | "We are making more money this year." |
| 19. |
“Can we make business with that customer?” | "Can we do business with that customer?" |
| 20. |
“It looks like I have some wrong on this document I prepared.” | "It looks like I made some error on this document I prepared." |
| 21. |
“Thank
you very much for your help.” |
"Thank you very much for your help." |
| “Never mind.” | "You're welcome." | |
| 22. |
“Where are you come from?” | "Where do you come from? / Where are you from?" |
| 23. |
She is a staff in the Sales Department. | She is a (staffer in/staff member in/member of the staff of) the Sales Department. |
| 24. |
“Is
she a sales?” |
"Is she a salesperson?" |
| “Yes, she is.” | “Yes, she is.” | |
| 25. |
“He is our top one salesperson.” | "He is our top salesperson." |
| 26. |
“I was graduated from Taipei Normal University.” | "I graduated from . . . ." |
| 27. |
“No this word in the dictionary.” | "This word is not in the dictionary." |
| 28. |
“I will go to Hong Kong next next Wednesday.” | "I will go to Hong Kong a week from Wednesday." |
| 29. |
“That is a trouble.” | "That is a problem." |
| 30. |
“I bought a new Nokia cell phone yesterday. It was cheaper.” | "I bought a new Nokia cell phone yesterday. It was cheap." |
| 31. |
James bought a Motorola cell phone last week. It was more cheaper than his Ericsson | James bought a Motorola cell phone last week. It was cheaper than his Ericsson. |
| 32. |
“My battery is used up.” | "My battery is dead." |
| 33. |
“Can we meet at 3 p.m.? Is it too rush for you?” | "Can we meet at 3 p.m.? Is it too soon for you? / Would it rush you too much?" |
| 34. |
(On the phone) “Hi, Sam. Are you available now?” | "Hi, Sam. Are you free (to talk) now?" |
| 35. |
“My
cell phone screen is dirty.” |
"My cell phone screen is dirty." |
| "Change another one.” | "(Get/Buy) another one." |