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Common Errors : Incorrect Use - fasten

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Fasten 

“Fasten” means : 
 to attach / to fix firmly / to tie / to secure 

For example : 
1) Please fasten your seat-belt as the plane will be taking off soon. 
2) I am not sure if the door has been fastened well. 
3) You can fasten the cloak using this brooch.


Another meaning of “fasten” is to focus attention or
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concentrate / to focus steadily 
For example : 
1) All eyes fastened on the bride and groom when they walked into the dinner hall.
2) They fastened their eyes on the singer for he was an entertaining performer. 
3) I know he is the one who has stolen her diamond pendant as his gaze fastened on her pendant the moment she walked into the room.



Common error 

I have noticed some people using “fasten” when they want to say “go faster/make the process go faster”. 
This is INCORRECT. 
For example, you CANNOT say :
Please fasten the cooking process as they are all hungry. (X)
Please fasten your work as the due date for the project 
is near. (X)
Please fasten the product delivery as there are a lot of orders for that product. (X) 

If you want to say : “make something go faster”, then you can use the following words :

1) quicken
For example : 
A) Her pulse quickened when that gorgeous hunk walked into the room. 
Gorgeous hunk : Handsome / Good looking man
B) She quickened  
her pace down that lonely alley when she heard a noise behind her.

alley : a narrow street / path 

2) hasten    
For example : 
A) She used a hair dryer on the wet paint to hasten the drying process.

3) accelerate  
For example : 
A) To accelerate the growth of the company, we all have to work hard.
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B) The car accelerated down the road.

4) expedite 
For example : 
A) I have put in a request to the shipping company to expedite the delivery of products.
B) We have offered our assistance to the committee as there has been a request from the management for the committee to expedite their work.
C) Please have all the information ready so as to expedite the processing of the loan.

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Common Errors In English

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Here are a few English Grammar related questions people have asked me and also a few common mistakes I have observed over the years.
"Forty" "animated smiley" "40 glitter" "40 animated" "40 picture" "40 gif" "forty gif"

1) Forty

4 = Four
However, 40 = Forty
You CANNOT SAY : fourty.  
THIS IS INCORRECT.
The correct spelling for 40 is forty
"injured cat" "cartoon cat" "cartoon" "animation" "injury funny" "Sick" "Accident"

2) MC
One common error when people would like to take “sick leave” or “medical leave”, which means a day off from work due to illness/health problems is : 
“I MC today” / "I am on MC today" (x) (This is incorrect).
The correct expression is “sick leave” or “medical leave”.
MC means Medical Certificate. 
So you CANNOT say “I'm on MC today”.
You can say : Here is my MC / This is my MC.

MC also means : Master of Ceremonies (you can also say “emcee”). An MC acts as a host during events. The job of a MC is to make the welcoming speech and present/introduce speakers or performers during the event.

3) Pain
The common expression used in this country is :
My tooth is paining. (x) or
My stomach is paining. (x)
This is INCORRECT. We cannot say : paining.

We CAN say : aching / painful / hurting
For example :
"tooth rotten" "cartoon tooth" "cartoon tooth rotten"
1) My tooth is hurting.
2) My stomach is very painful.
3) I am in pain.
4) My head is aching.
5) My foot is hurting.
6) There is a pain in my foot.
We can also use the word “pain” for emotional distress. 
For example :
1) It pains me to hear you making such atrocious grammatical mistakes.
atrocious : shockingly bad / terrible
"sad" "depressed" "tension" "hurt" "in trouble" "bad news"
2) I am in such pain after hearing her insulting words.
3) It pains me to say this to you but I have to be honest; your house is a mess.
4) The pain of loneliness is making her do crazy things.
5) It was so painful seeing him with someone else.
When you want to talk about the severity of the pain or how bad the pain is, you can use the word “severe”.
For example :
1) I have severe pain at the side of my abdomen.
2) I have a severe toothache. 


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Common Errors : Thanks

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Thank :
is used to express gratitude / appreciation / acknowledgment


For example :
1) He thanked them for helping him with that project.
2) I will send her a bouquet of flowers as a way to thank her for her services.

When you want to thank someone, you can tell them : “Thank you”.
"Thank You Smiley" "Animated smiley" "Thank you gif"
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Common Error : You CANNOT Say : Thanks you. This is WRONG. It should be :  
Thank you.
"Thank you animated" "Thank you glitter" "thank you cute"
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If you want to say it without the word “you”, then it should be “Thanks”. with 's'.

For example :
1) Thanks! You did a great job!
2) Thanks for the help.


3) You have found my little girl. Thanks!
To express relief / thankfulness / pleasure when something you have hoped for comes true, you can say “Thank goodness”.
NOT “Thanks goodness”.
It should be “Thank goodness” (no 's')

For example :
"Calvin and Hobbes" "Calvin animated" "Calvin and Hobbes animated" "Mischevious" "up to mischief" "naughty" "Calvin mischief" "Calvin mischievous"
1) Thank goodness you made it here safely.
2) Thank goodness my children are well-behaved.
3) You have passed your exam! Thank goodness!

Idioms :

Thanks to :
because of / due to / as a result of
"win" "lose" "win lose" "win lose cube" "dice" "win lose dice"For example :

1) Thanks to her, we won the competition.
2) Thanks to him, we lost.
3) Thanks to their hard work and dedication, the project was a success.
No thanks to :
without the benefit or help from someone / something
For example :
1) No thanks to her, we still managed to win the competition.
2) She started a successful business, no thanks to her lazy husband.

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Common Errors : Congratulations

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Congratulation 
I have noticed that some people write or say “Congratulation” when they want to wish someone. 
That is INCORRECT.
The correct interjection or phrase when you want to express joy or happiness for the success or good fortune of someone 
"Congrats" "Animated" "Congratulations Glitter" "Glitter" "Congratulations animated"
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is “Congratulations”
Congratulations with - 's'

You CANNOT tell someone “Congratulation” without the 's'.
For example :
1) Congratulations!
"Baby" "birth of baby" "Congratulations baby" "Glitter" "Congratulations Glitter" "Congratulations animated" "Congratulations"
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2) Congratulations on the birth of your daughter.
3) Congratulations! You have received the promotion!
4) Congratulations on winning the lottery!
5) Congratulations on your engagement.

You can also say : Congrats
"Congrats" "Animated Smiley" "Smiley" "Congrats" is the short form of the word
"Congratulations".

Congratulation (without the 's') can only be used as a noun in instances like this :
I would like you to send a congratulation letter to her.

"Congrats Smiley" "Animated" "Congrats" "Smiley" "Animated Congrats" "Well Done"
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Other examples :
1) I forgot to congratulate her.

2) Thanks for congratulating me.

Another word you can use that also means congratulations is Felicitation.
For example :
1) I offer my felicitations to you.
2) She was sad that she did not receive any felicitations when the results were announced.
3) They held a felicitation function for the winners.


On the other hand, for any sad occasions such as misfortune (usually death), we say “Condolences”. It is an expression of sympathy.
For example :
1) He wrote a condolence letter to the widow.
Widow – a woman whose husband has died and she has not remarried.
Widower – a man whose wife has died and he has not remarried.
2) Please accept my heartfelt condolences on the loss of your friend.
"condolence book" "Sympathy" "Funeral" "Funeral book"
3) You can write your condolence message in that book.
4) The Prime Minister sent his condolences to the grieving family.
5) We wish to express our sincere condolences to your family on the passing of your aunt.
 
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Difference between Cartoon and Carton

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Here is another common error I have come across. Both these words have different meanings and pronunciation. Incorrectly spelling the word can change the meaning of the sentence.
 
Cartoon

Pronounced as [kahr-toon]*
*from dictionary.com
It has 2 'o' - Cartoon
Cartoon :
1) Drawing in a newspaper that is usually meant to be funny.
3) Animated films for children / TV programs 

For example : 
Calvin and Hobbes.
Walt Disney Cartoons.
"Cartoon" "Thundercat"
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Spiderman.
Tiny Toon Adventures.
Thundercats.







We can also use the word Cartoon as an adjective to describe a person or situation that is funny and does not seem real. 
 
For example :
"Mr. Bean Dancing" "Funny Mr. Bean" "Bean animated"
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1) Mr. Bean seems like a cartoon character sometimes with all the fantastical things he does and trouble he gets into.
2) Her new boyfriend has such a cartoonish personality.
3) I do not like this storybook as the characters and plot are not believable; too cartoonish for my taste.
4) That band decided to use a cartoonish drawing for their CD cover.
Differences between Anime and Cartoons :

"anime" "cartoon"
Here are some of the differences between Japanese Anime and Cartoons :
1) The physical features in Japanese Anime are closer to real life than in Cartoons. In Anime, the characters look like real animated people, but in Cartoons, they sometimes don't even look like real people. The eyes are very expressive in Anime and the facial expressions convey the feelings of the Anime characters. On the other hand, in Cartoons, the physical features are not that close to reality. For example, the characters in Cartoons might have a small waist or the face and head may be out of shape.
2) Japanese Anime targets a wide range of age group. Most of the time, Anime is targeted towards adults and deals with mature subjects such as suicide. Cartoons are targeted towards children.
3) Anime is usually a series, which means you have to watch the entire series to know what is going on. Whereas Cartoons do not have any continuing storyline. You can watch Cartoons in any order as every episode has a different storyline and is not connected with the previous episode. 



 
Carton
Pronounced as [kahr-tn]*
*from dictionary.com (the 'o' is not pronounced)
It has 1 'o' - Carton

Carton
1) Cardboard or plastic box used for storage or shipping.
"egg carton" "egg container" "egg box" "dozen egg"
2) A container containing things for sale such as milk, eggs or cigarettes. These things are placed in the container and sold.

For example :
1) Please make sure the things are packed properly in a carton or they might get damaged. (damaged – spoilt)
2) Please buy me a carton of cigarettes.
"carton of milk" "milk container" "milk box"
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3) That carton of milk looks like it has not been sealed properly.
4) I would like to seek your help to send these cartons for me. (seek - ask)





Difference between Crates and Cartons
Crates
"wooden crates"
are large shipping containers, made out of WOOD. Sometimes they are also made of steel and aluminum. They are used for packing or storing things.

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