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SPOT THE MISTAKE!

15. Apr, 2019 0 Comments

The following sentences contain an error. Identify it and rewrite the sentences. 1) What nice idea! 2) We should all do an effort. 3) I didn’t say nothing. 4) People here is very nice. 5) May I have a glass of water? I’ve very thirsty. 6) I want to talk to you and so Mary […]

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How do you say…

26. Feb, 2019 0 Comments

… ‘mandare qualcuno a quel paese’ in inglese? To tell someone to go to the country To send someone to the country To tell someone to get lost La risposta corretta è la 3. L’espressione ‘to get lost’ significa letteralmente ‘perdersi’.

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There is, there are…

21. Sep, 2015 0 Comments

Speak Up 364, in the article “LIFE IN THE HAMPTONS”, page 23: “there’s lines to get in” and second column, first line: “there’s hot girls and handsome boys”. Why “there’s” and not “there are”? Giovanna Ok, this is technically a mistake but there is an increasing tendency in English (both British and American) to mix […]

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My brother and I

24. Apr, 2015 0 Comments

A few days ago I read an article on internet….

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Brrrr…!!!

07. Apr, 2015 0 Comments

I became a vegetarian until I realised that it was just a missed steak.

Questo è un “pun”, ovvero un gioco di parole, un “play on words”. I giochi di parole non sono semplici da capire, quindi se hai colto subito la battuta: sei molto bravo! Se no, non demoralizzarti: era difficile…

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No mistake

27. Mar, 2015 0 Comments

What is the difference between…

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Jobs Act

05. Nov, 2014 0 Comments

Is the phrase “jobs act” a mistake…

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Yesterday…

24. Jun, 2014 0 Comments

Qual è la differenza tra: Yesterday I was supposed to go home

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It’s high time!

21. Mar, 2014 0 Comments

In the article “are you strong enough to cry?”

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Aarrgghh! – Don’t or Not?!

04. Mar, 2014 0 Comments

“You might NOT know that…!” Our thanks to Tiziana Toniolo, who found this gem in Venice! If you see English mistakes (in Italy, the UK, anywhere!) that make you scream “Aarrgghh!!!” please take a photo and send it to redazione@speakupmagazine.it We will publish the best (that is, the worst) both here and on our Facebook […]

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