Many people daily in their speech make a mistake and do not even suspect that they look ridiculous. It's time to correct the situation, so your attention is the most common speech errors.
The great and mighty Russian language is studied in schools and other educational institutions, but there are still a huge number of people who make mistakes in the simplest and trivial words. Enough to be ignorant, it's time to correct! Learning to speak correctly.
1. As they say: zvonit
Correctly - it rings. A very common mistake that is heard everywhere. Develop a useful habit of putting the emphasis correctly and teaching others.
2. As they say: lay down
Correctly - put or put. In literate people, it's just that the ears are wrapped in a tube when they hear the phrase "laying a brick" and the like. The verb of the perfect kind of "put" is never used without a prefix.
3. As they say: wear / put on
That's right - they put on something, and dress someone. If you look at the picture, then the explanation is clearer. The mistake is very common, so, you can hear the phrase - "dress jeans" and so on.
4. How to say: how much time?
Correctly - how much time? Do not upset people and ask this question correctly. There is another option, how can you ask this question: what time is it?
5. As they say: birthday
That's right - birthday. To check, you should use the question - what day? During the congratulations you can hear and such options - "Happy Birthday" or "Happy Birthday". All this is wrong. If you write congratulations to someone, you do not need to start each word with a capital letter, it's wrong, strange and does not increase the importance of the written text.
6. As they say: theirs
That's right - them. Common speech is now common, but if you want to be a cultured person, then do not use such forms. To eradicate such a harmful habit, as a mockery, even a comparison of this word with a chemical element was invented.
7. As they say: borrow money
That's right - lend money. Do not make mistakes in the management of verbs. Remember that the word "borrow" is used in the context of "who?", And not "to whom?".
8. As they say: company / campaign
That's right - you need to know which word to use, because the difference in writing is only one letter, and the values are completely different. A company is a group of people who are together, or some kind of enterprise. Campaign - military actions or activities for the realization of a socio-political or economic task. To remember the difference, learn a simple phrase - "the company decided to campaign".
9. As they say: expresso
That's right - espresso. Baristas in different institutions every day dozens of times hear in the order this notorious "expresso", but few of the customers at the same time want to get not a cup of delicious coffee, but a train.
10. As they say: latte
Many make a mistake in the word latte, making an accent on the last syllable, and correctly - on the first: Late.
11. As they say: one unit
Correctly - one. Even such a simple word is used by many incorrectly. Use for yourself a proven word - "one".
12. As they say: in general
That's right - in general / generally. Do not combine these two words and get nonsense. Remember that these are different words and their meaning is different.