قل ولا تقل ....Say and don't say

[ميسا]

Say:
He knows how to play the piano.

Don't say:
He knows to play the piano.



Say:
That grocer has plenty of customers.

Don't say
clients

Client : is a person who gets help from a professional person




Say:
Five hundred and twenty two.

Don't say:
Five hundred twenty two



Say:
She is dressed in black.

Don't say:
She is dressed with black.



Say:
I may be able to go in a week's time

Don't say:
I may be able to go in a week




Don't say
She speaks English very good


Say
She speaks English very well


لأن كلمة good هي صفة و لا يمكن استخدامها محل الحال well
أما إذا كان المراد وصف اللغة نفسها فيجب تغيير ترتيب الجملة الى
She speaks very good English




Don't say

The man was absorbed at his work


Say
The man was absorbed in his work


معنى الجملة : كان الرجل منهمكا في عمله

absorbed in = منهمك في

كلمة absorbed يستخدم معها حرف الجر in وليس at



Don't say

He laughed on me


Say
He laughed at me


لأن الكلمة laughed يستخدم معها حرف الجر at



Don't say

Khaled is afraid from the snake


Say

Khaled is afraid of the snake


كلمة afraid والتي معناها خائف تاخذ حرف الجر of وليس from
afraid of = خائف من..



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