1- Cure of, not from.
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| Cure of |
📚 Mean: Relieve (a person or animal) of
the symptoms of a disease or condition.
⚠ Don't say: The man was cured from his illness.
✅ Say: The man was cured of his illness.
📔 Note: The noun cure takes for.
💬 E.g: There is no cure for that disease
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2- Depend on or upon, not from.
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| rely on me |
⚠ Don't say: It depends from her.
✅ Say: It depends on (or upon) her.
📔 Note: Rely on or upon
💬 E.g: I can't rely on (or upon) him.
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3- Deprive of, not from.
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| Deprive of |
📚 Mean: Prevent (a person or place) from
having or using something.
⚠ Don't say: Nelson Mandela was deprived from his
freedom.
✅ Say: Nelson Mandela was deprived of his freedom.
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4- Die of an illness, not from an illness.
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| death |
⚠ Don't say: Many people have died from malaria.
✅ Say: Many people have died of malaria.
📔 Note: People die of illness, of hunger, of thirst,
of or from wounds; from overwork;
by violence, by the sword, by pestilence;
in battle; for their country, for a cause,
through neglect; on the scaffold; at the stake.
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5- Different from, not than.
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| Different from |
⚠ Don't say: My book is different than yours.
✅ Say: My book is different from yours.
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