Today we're doing five of the "Oh my god these are so common!" mistakes in English
so if you make these mistakes don't worry, you're normal, but today we're gonna fix them
number one
you have some flowers and...
"This remembers me of spring"
Can you see the mistake?
It's in that word
this mistake is the difference between remember and remind
both words talk about memory
but don't make the mistake of using one when you need the other
Here's an example
When you see someone and you're trying to think of their name
"What is your name?"
If you don't have a memory of that person
you would say "I don't remember you"
"Remember" means to have a memory of something or someone
if someone gives you the memory of something
makes you remember a thing
then you use the verb "Remind" not "Remember"
"Oh you're my mum! Sorry! Thanks for reminding me! I'm so stupid!"
in other situations for example you need to buy donuts
you're with your friend, you want to say:
"Please make me remember that I need to buy donuts!"
you would say to that friend:
"Please REMIND me! REMIND me to buy donuts"
So, that mistake from before, let's correct that!
We wouldn't say "This REMEMBERS me of Spring"
You would say:
"This REMINDS me of Spring!"
(In a manly sexy handsome voice) "Ahh, Spring!"
The next very common mistake is this one:
Sometimes we all need money
And if you are that one friend who always asks this, DON'T!
because there's a mistake in that sentence
Which is the mistake word?
Can you see it?
It's this one
we wouldn't say "Can you BORROW ME some money"
that's the mistake
why is it a mistake?
there are two words
"To LEND" something you are giving something
"To BORROW" means to take
Example? Example!
She wants money
so how can she ask for it?
well she can say in two different ways
depending on which subject she uses
Remember "LEND" means "to give" so "Can YOU lend me...?"
"Can you give me...?"
so the question is "Can you lend me some money?"
Can you give me (for a short time) some money?
If the subject is "I", "Can I...?"
Well now we want to TAKE, right?
so "Can I..."
"Can I borrow some money?"
Notice here that with LEND, you must have that object pronoun
Lend me, lend him, lend he
with borrow, no, that's fine, no object pronoun here
I mean, you can
"Can I borrow blah blah from you" ...from him ...from her
Again with LEND, you must have that object pronoun
with BORROW, you can, it's better without
Example: your friend needs some money
you want to offer that money
what is your question?
"Don't worry, I'm a good friend! I can...
GIVE (for a short time)
"I can lend some money"
Is there a mistake here?
yes there is
where's the mistake?
Remember, after the verb LEND, you must have that object pronoun YOU
I can LEND YOU some money
Maybe your teeth are hurting, and every time you...
...touch them... Ouch! It really hurts!
So in this case, what do you want to say?
My teeth are so sensible?
no
This mistake I think is more common in Latin languages
because the word sensible is what's called a "False friend"
we have the word in English but it doesn't mean the same thing
when your feelings are stronger than usual
then you wouldn't say SENSIBLE, you would say...
SENSITIVE "My teeth are SENSITIVE"
the same example if...
if your feelings, for example, are quite strong and a sunset can make you cry or
a movie just makes you cry or looking at puppies on Instagram makes you cry
I just love golden retrievers!
again the same example: "You are sensitive"
When you are "sensible" it means you're doing something with wisdom
you're doing it in the wise way the smart way
the good way
for example
It's dinner time, you're hungry!
which meal do you choose?
a salad or a donut?
well of course your mother would tell you that the donut...
it's not a good idea,
it's not the smart thing to do
the salad however,
is the sensible option
so if she wants to say I'm going to make the smart wise decision
I'll be sensible and eat a salad! who eats a salad?!
Forget your salad
donuts
it's where true happiness is
the next mistake is actually a question that I get very often in the summer
it's "What's the difference between 'shade' and 'shadow'?
Are they the same thing?
Well kind of
it's better if I explain in a different way
and the final mistake is this one:
I've heard students sometimes say
"I want to do something funny, let's do something funny!"
there's a difference between "fun" and "funny" this is it:
When a situation an event an activity makes you feel happy
You're like "This is good, I like this!"
you're smiling, everything is great!
then that situation is...
"Fun" so if you want to do something that makes you smile
then you should say let's do something...
"FUN" not "FUNNY"
In short: FUN :)
FUNNY: HAHAHAH! LOL
for example
If your donut comes to life,
tells you a joke and makes you laugh
Then you can say this:
"Oh donut! You're so funny!
You really make me laugh, you you're so funny! You should be a comedian!"
Now you've learned five things and you will never make a mistake with them again!
NEVER!
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