Sunday 7 July 2013

LET's LEARN THE CORRECT USAGE

Cuba tengok contoh2 di bawah ! Adakah penggunaan anda betul atau sebaliknya. Jika betul, alhamdulillah . Jika salah, sila biasakan dgn yg BETUL...

Wrong : He drank two cupsful of water
Correct:He drank two cupfuls of water

Wrong : Two spoonsful of sugar
Correct:Two spoonfuls of sugar

Wrong : Your prompt attention on the above matter is much
appreciated

Correct: Your immediate attention to the above matter would be
much appreciated.

Explanation : The sentence should not be written in the present tense, since it is a request that has not been fullfilled yet.

Wrong : Kindly let us have your advise to the above matter in
order for us to proceed accordingly.
Correct : Please let us have your advice on the above matter in
order for us to proceed accordingly

Explanation : 'Kindly' is old-fashioned and was often used when someone was annoyed with someone else. 'advise' is a verb,'advice' is a noun

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