Common Errors

Viewers, I am sorry for not posting for a long while. But here I am back in the middle of loads of work :-)

Right... The following are some common errors we often meet in daily conversations.

1. Borrow vs Lend.
A: I need some money to buy a lunch. Can I borrow from you?
B: Oh...yes of course. I will lend you twenty thousand. Is that enough?
A: Yes. Thank you very much.

Dari percakapan sederhana diatas, bisa kita simpulkan bahwa "borrow" artinya meminjam -
kita meminjam sesuatu dari orang karena kita tidak punya atau kurang.

Sedangkan "Lend" artinya meminjamkan - orang membutuhkan sesuatu dari kita dan karena kita punya maka kita pinjamkan.

2. Thank you vs thanks
- Hi Bona. Thank you for the ride yesterday.
- Hi Bona. Thanks for the ride yesterday.

"thanks" tidak lagi menggunakan you setelahnya. Dan penulisan thanks tidak dipisah oleh tanda '.

3. Bored vs Boring
- I felt bored because the film was bad.
- The seminar was boring. Nobody was listening to it.

"bored" berarti bosan dan "boring" artinya membosankan. Maka tidaklah tepat mengatakan "I'm boring" ketika sedang bosan. "I'm bored" lebih tepat.

4. Tall vs High
- Your sister looks very tall.
- Mount Everest is very high.

Kita menggunakan "tall" untuk menggambarkan orang yang tinggi sedangkan "tall" untuk gedung atau benda lainnya yang tinggi.

I think that would be all for now. I've got to get back to work. Cheers...