Jumat, 22 Februari 2013

New Mistake Everyday - Conjuction - As and If

Yesterday, I tweeted, "29 new universities have just participated @coursera! I might be browsing the new classes offered as the web is not down."

There are two ways to revise my sentence, namely:

  1. Twenty nine new universities have just participated @coursera! I might be browsing the new classes offered if the web were not down.
  2. Twenty nine new universities have just participated @coursera! I will be browsing the new classes offered as the web is not down.

Can you tell the difference?

Kamis, 21 Februari 2013

New Mistake Everyday - Prefix - Mid-

Will you consider 'midtest' as an acceptable term? Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Dictionary, 5th Edition does not. It should be 'midterm test'.

New Mistake Everyday - Preposition - The Missing 'at'

A couple days ago I watched a documentary entitled "TPB AFK", that is an acronym for "The Pirate Bay - Away from Keyboard". I found that the movie was inviting and therefore I checked out the official website of Pirate Parties International in which the movie features. On the website, I acknowledged that the party is looking for a volunteer. Like ships that pass in the night, I sent my resume with a link to my LinkedIn profile.

When I logged on to my LinkedIn account today, I noticed that the Co-Chairman just clicked the link. Having ants in my pants, I tweeted, "My profile has been checked out by the Co-Chairman Pirate Parties International. He used Comic Sans for his presentation. OMG! That's a sin!" Can you figure out my mistake? Yes, there is no preposition between the position and the company. Hence, it should be written as follows, "My profile has been checked out by the Co-Chairman at Pirate Parties International. He used Comic Sans for his presentation. OMG! That's a sin!"

By the way, why did I use 'at' instead of 'in'? Can you guess? :D

New Mistake Everyday - Word Choice - Writer and Known

Yesterday, I made a comment on the legal case submitted by Andrea Hirata via Twitter. I said to my friend, "I think I know the writer. He is also known as a senior copywriter in a multinational ad agency." At the moment, I feel that my sentence was amateurish. Could this sentence be a primo revision, "I think I know the author. He is also recognized as a senior copywriter in a multinational ad agency."?