1- Angry with, not against.
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⚠ Don't say: The teacher was angry against him.
✅ Say: The teacher was angry with him.
📔 Note1: We get angry with a person but at a thing
💬 Ex: He was angry at The weather 'not with the weather
📔 Note2: Also annoyed with, vexed with, indignant with
a person, but at a thing.
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2- Anxious about, not for.
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| Anxious |
⚠ Don't say: They're anxious for his health.
✅ Say: They're anxious about his health.
📔 Note: Anxious meaning wishing very much takes for:
💬 Ex: Parents are anxious for their children's success.
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3- Arrive at, not to.
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| Arrive |
⚠ Don't say: We arrived to the village at night.
✅ Say: We arrived at the village at night.
📔 Note: Use arrive in with countries and large cities.
💬 Ex: Mr Smith has arrived in London (or Iraq. India, etc )
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4- Ashamed of, not from.
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| Ashamed |
⚠ Don't say: He's now ashamed from his conduct.
✅ Say: He's now ashamed of his conduct.
📔 Note: it isn't correct to use ashamed of meaning shy.
Ashamed means: feeling shame or guilt about something.
Shy means: feeling nervous with someone
Instead of saying: I'm ashamed (or shamed) of my teacher,
say I'm shy of my teacher.
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5- Believe in, not to.
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| Believe |
⚠ Don't say: We believe to God.
✅ Say: We believe in God.
📔 Note: To believe in means to have faith in.
To believe (without the in) means:
To regard something as true:
💬 Ex: Believe everything he says.
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