1- Exception to, not of.
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📚 Mean: a person or thing that is excluded
from a general statement or
does not follow a rule.
⚠ Don't say: This is an exception of the rule.
✅ Say: This is an exception to the rule.
📔 Note: We say with the exception of:
💬 E.g: She liked all her subjects with the
exception of physics.
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2- Divide into parts, not in parts.
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| Apple |
⚠ Don't say: I divided the cake in four parts.
✅ Say: I divided the cake into four parts.
📔 Note: A thing may be divided in half or in two.
💬 E.g: Paul divided the apple in half (or in two).
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3- No doubt (n) of or about, not for.
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| Super Mario |
⚠ Don't say: I've no doubt for his ability.
✅ Say: I've no doubt of (or about) his ability.
📔 Note: Doubtful of:
💬 E.g: I am doubtful of his ability to pass.
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4- Dressed in, not with.
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| Similar Heidi |
⚠ Don't say: The woman was dressed with black.
✅ Say: The woman was dressed in black.
📔 Note: ( The woman was in black ) is also correct.
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5- Disappointed by, about or at, not from.
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| Cat |
(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.
📔 Note: Before a person we use with or in,
Before a thing we use at, about or by
Before a gerund we use at:
💬 E.g: Keith is very disappointed at not winning the prize.
We use that (optional before a new clause)
💬 E.g: I was disappointed (that) I didn't get an invitation.
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