ネイティブ講師がよく耳にする間違い

　TO ABROAD

　　‘I want to go to abroad’　　 (mistake-abroad is not specific)

　　‘I want to go to India’.         (O.K-India is a specific place)

　　‘I want to go abroad’.          (OK)

　TO HOME

　　‘I want to go to home’          (mistake)

　　‘I want to go home’              (OK)

　I THINK

　　‘Dogs are nice animals I think’.        (mistake)

　　‘I think dogs are nice animals’.         (OK-‘I think’ should come at the start of the sentence)

　TEACH/TELL

　　‘Please teach me how to get to the bank’    (mistake)

　　‘Please teach me your address’.                  (mistake)

　When asking for simple information we should use ‘tell’

 　　‘Please tell me how to get to the bank’         (OK)

　　‘Please tell me your address’                         (OK)

　ALMOST

　　‘Almost people like sushi’          (mistake)

　When using almost we need to use an extra word.

 　　‘Almost all people like sushi’   (OK- 90% of people like sushi)

　　‘Almost no people like sushi’    (OK-10% of people like sushi)

　JAPANESE ENGLISH

　　mansion = apartment/condominium

　　viking = buffet

　　fried potato = french fries

　　talent = celebrity

　　high tension = excited

　　depato = department store.

　　claim = complaint