OM Personal Newsletter # 77

OM News # 77 - Delivered to 33825 subscribers

ISSN 1668-4877 - April 1, 2004

"Man was born into barbarism when killing his fellow man was a normal condition of existence. He became endowed with a conscience. And he has now reached the day when violence toward another human being must become as abhorrent as eating another's flesh." Martin Luther King, Jr.
"El hombre nació en la barbarie, cuando matar a su semejante era una condición normal de la existencia. Se le otorgó una conciencia. Y ahora ha llegado el día en que la violencia hacia otro ser humano debe volverse tan aborrecible como comer la carne de otro." Martin Luther King, Jr.
APOYAMOS Y NOS SOLIDARIZAMOS CON LAS VICTIMAS DEL TERRORISMO

	Developed in twelve progressive self-evaluation units, our OM PLACEMENT TEST becomes 90% accurate for placing those students who have been learning English for about 2 or 3 years. You can also check individual scores automatically, and subscriber teachers can contact us for a MS Word printable version... Good luck !!! Desarrollado en doce unidades autoevaluatorias progresivas, nuestro OM TEST DE UBICACION puede alcanzar una exactitud del 90% para ubicar a aquellos estudiantes que han estudiado Inglés durante 2 o 3 años. En forma automática puedes verificar los puntajes individuales obtenidos y los profesores suscriptos pueden solicitarnos una versión imprimible en MS Word... Mucha suerte!!
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Error correction is a fact of life for most educators and that's how this short collection comes up: mistakes found by teachers when they were correcting written papers or checking speaking tests. Try to learn them!!
La corrección de errores forma parte de la vida de la mayoría de los educadores y de allí surge esta pequeña colección: fallas gramaticales que los profesores han encontrado al corregir pruebas escritas o al verificar exámenes orales. Intenta aprenderlo!!

WRONG	Would you mind posting this for me? Yes, certainly.
RIGHT	Would you mind posting this for me? Of course not / Not at all.
WRONG	Edward never went to a party, so did David.
RIGHT	Edward never went to a party, neither did David.
WRONG	Michelle is working hardly for the test.
RIGHT	Michelle is working hard for the test.
WRONG	Last train leaves at 10 pm. It's about ten now, so hurry up!
RIGHT	Last train leaves at 10 pm. It's nearly / almost ten now, so hurry up!
WRONG	One thousand dollars are a large sum of money.
RIGHT	One thousand dollars is a large sum of money.
WRONG	She is yet talking on the phone.
RIGHT	She is still talking on the phone.
WRONG	This film is worth being watched.
RIGHT	This film is worth watching.
WRONG	A Brazilian old couple will visit us next month.
RIGHT	An old Brazilian couple will visit us next month.
WRONG	Either of you have given me this present for my birthday.
RIGHT	Either of you has given me this present for my birthday.
WRONG	We have not money left.
RIGHT	We have no money left.
WRONG	It is me who won the first prize last year.
RIGHT	It is I who won the first prize last year.
WRONG	We are necessary to help the poor in our community.
RIGHT	It is necessary for us to help the poor in our community.
WRONG	Neither they nor I are to blame for this serious mistake.
RIGHT	Neither they nor I am to blame for this serious mistake.

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next update: april 15, 2004

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Hi, friends. Yes, OM MEGAPORTAL. It wasn't us who gave that name, but an American website and an Argentine paper two weeks ago. And... well, we love that nickname!! So, to honor their description, we announce here another section: OM TEST, for your placement in English. And the next one: OM MISTAKE, a special section (coming out next month) in which you will be able to check out OVER 300 (yes, THREE HUNDRED!!) common errors usually made by Spanish-speaking students. Several examples below. Again THANKS for recommending us and RATING our efforts by CLICKING HERE (You're rating us, right?). See you on April 15. Hola amigas/os. Así es, OM MEGAPORTAL. No nos otorgamos nosotros el nombre, sino un sitio norteamericano y un periódico argentino dos semanas atrás. Y... bueno, nos gustó el apodo!! De modo que, para hacer honores a dicha descripción, anunciamos aquí otra sección: OM TEST, un extenso examen automático para conocer tu nivel de Inglés. Y la próxima: OM MISTAKE, una sección especial (a publicarse probablemente el mes próximo) en la cual podrás revisar MAS DE 300 (sí, TRESCIENTOS!!) errores comunes que suelen cometer los estudiantes hispano-parlantes. Varios ejemplos abajo. MUCHAS GRACIAS nuevamente por recomendarnos y POR CALIFICAR nuestros esfuerzos haciendo CLIC AQUI (¿nos estás calificando, no?). Nos vemos el 15 de abril.	THIS ISSUE:
	BRAND NEW SECTION OM Placement Test (a real help for ESL students and teachers)
	COMMON MISTAKES Among Spanish-speaking Students (for ESL students and teachers)