Common mistakes

👇👇 Common mistakes 👇👇

Conform to, not with.

❌ Don't say:'We must conform with the rules.

✔️ Say: We must conform to the rules.

Die of an illness, not from an illness.

❌ Don't say: Many people have died from malaria.

✔️ Say: Many people have died of malaria.

Congratulate on, not for.

❌ Don't say: I congratulate you for your success.

✔️ Say: I congratulate you on your success.

Different from, not than.

❌ Don't say: My book is different than yours.

✔️ Say: My book is different from yours.

Consist of, not from.

❌ Don't say: A year consists from twelve months.

✔️ Say: A year consists of twelve months.

Covered with, not by.

❌ Don't say: The mountains are covered by snow.

✔️ Say: The mountains are covered with/in snow.

Disappointed by, about or at, not from.

(a) by/at/about:

❌ Don't say: Phillipa was disappointed from the low mark she got in the test.

✔️ Say: Phillipa was disappointed by/about/at the low mark she got in the test.

(b) with/in:

❌ Don't say: Jane was disappointed from her son.

✔️ Say: Jane was disappointed with/in her son.

Depend on or upon, not from.

❌ Don't say: It depends from her.

✔️ Say: It depends on (or upon) her.

Divide into parts, not in parts.

❌ Don't say: I divided the cake in four parts.

✔️ Say: I divided the cake into four parts.

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