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Tham khảo tài liệu 'wrong in english 5', ngoại ngữ, anh ngữ phổ thông phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | CORPORAL PUNISHMENT continual or continuous CONTINUAL means frequently repeated occurring with short breaks only. CONTINUOUS means uninterrupted. contractions Take care when placing the apostrophe in contractions. It is placed where the letter has been omitted and not where the two words are joined. These happen to coincide in some contractions I d I would I had they aren t they are not it isn t it is not you hadn t you had not you wouldn t you would not she won t she will not we haven t we have not I shan t I shall not It was common in Jane Austen s time to use two apostrophes in shan t sha n t to show that two sets of letters had been omitted but this is no longer correct today. control controlled controlling controller not -or convenience not -ance convenient conveniently not convien- cord See CHORD OR CORD . corporal punishment See CAPITAL OR CORPORAL PUBLISHMENT . 59 CORRESPOND correspond not -r- correspondence not -ance correspondent or co-respondent A CORRESPONDENT is someone who writes letters. A CO-RESPONDENT is cited in divorce proceedings. could of This is incorrect and arises from an attempt to write down what is heard. Write could ve in informal contexts and could have in formal ones. I COULD VE given you a lift. I COULD HAVE given you a lift. Beware also should of would of must of might of. All are incorrect forms. couldn t See CONTRACTIONS. council or counsel A COUNCIL is a board of elected representatives. COUNSEL is advice also the term used for a barrister representing a client in court. councillor or counsellor A COUNCILLOR is an elected representative. A COUNSELLOR is one who gives professional guidance such as a study COUNSELLOR a marriage COUNSELLOR a debt COUNSELLOR. counterfeit This is one of the few exceptions to the IE EI spelling rule. See IE EI SPELLING RULE. 60 CRYSTAL courageous not -gous See SOFT c AND SOFT G. course See COARSE OR COURSE . courteous courteously courtesy credible or credulous If something is CREDIBLE it is believable.
