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How good is your English? Which of these sentences is wrong?
A. I will not do it.
B. I want not to do it.
C. I am not going do it.
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Common errors: Learner of English tend to make certain mistakes very often. The most frequent are explained here. Learn more...

Sound changes: The letters bath represent different sounds in the words bath and bathing. The duc in the word produce is pronounced differently from the duc in product. Fortunately, there are patterns to this which you can understand. Learn more...

Difficult pronunciations: How is the ough pronounced in words like cough, rough and thought? How is the letter a pronounced in words like wand, spillage and many? Extensive listings...

Spelling rules: When we take the verb tap and add the ending -ing, the letter p is doubled to give tapping. But with the verbs tape and leap, there is only a single p in taping and leaping. There are rules for why this happens. Learn more...

How good is your English? Which of these words has silent w?
A. word
B. ward
C. sword
D. sward
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Sound changes: The word press ends with the normal sound of the letter s, but the word pressure has an sh-sound instead, so that it sounds like presher. Act ends with the normal t-sound, but in the word action it is pronounced with an sh-sound instead. Why does this happen? In what kind of words does it happen? Learn more...

Difficult language:
Only a few verbs can be used with the word not: we can say I have not or I will not, but I see not is wrong. Find out which verbs can be used like this, and which cannot. Learn more...

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