8 Common conversation mistakes about Academic things
Common conversation mistakes about Academic things
This section highlights the most common mistakes we commit in our day to day conversations while speaking in English about academic things. It covers some most common sentences we speak related to things like taking admissions, filling forms or graduating from the college. Also provided is the correct way to speak each of these sentences.
The beginners in English Communication will find this section highly useful. Even the fluents speakers of the language will be able to discover some mistakes that they unknowingly commit.
1. Don't say: Have you taken admission in this college.
Say: Have you been admitted in this college.
2. Don't say: Ask him to sit besides me while filling admission form.
Say: Ask him to sit beside me while filling admission form.
3. Don't say: I need to complete the admission process until Saturday.
Say: I need to complete the admission process by Saturday.
4. Don't say: My neighbor's son lives in the boarding.
Say: My neighbor's son lives in the boarding school.
5. Don't say: The village girls go to school by foot.
Say: The village girls go to school on foot.
6. Don't Say: She said, "You have a chance to win."
Say: She said, "You have a chance of winning."
7. Don't Say: No less than ten students were injured in the accident.
Say: No fewer than ten students were injured in the accident.
8. Don't say: Aditya graduated from college 10 years back.
Say: Aditya graduated from college 10 years ago.
