Category Archives: English
The -style suffix
“I really enjoy Sukabumi’s style porridge.” It should be “Sukabumi-style” in that sentence, because “Sukabumi-style” is an adjective that describes the porridge (which is the object). Yes, there’s a hyphen between Sukabumi and style when used together as an adjective. … Continue reading
Every Fridays
It’s redundant. ”Every” is always followed by a singular, never plural. It’s either “every Friday” or “on Fridays”. Pick one, not both. (“On every Fridays” is even worse.)
Re-
The usage of hyphen after “re” (which means once more here) used to confuse me. Is it “redo” or “re-do”? “re-iterate” or “reiterate”? “re-enact” or “reenact”? I found this gem in the New Oxford American Dictionary (used by the Dictionary.app … Continue reading
Plagiarism
In English there is no such word as “plagiat”, it’s probably originated from the Dutch word “plagiaat” which means “plagiarism” in English. So, please don’t write “plagiatisme”, because it’s not even a word. Not in English, and not in Indonesian. … Continue reading
Dung!
Iya dong! Saya bukannya against penggunaan slang atau bahasa percakapan. That’s how I talk too in daily conversations. Cuma penggunaan yg terlalu dibuat2 itu nyebelin banget. Apalagi kalo malah jadi aneh. Udah gitu punya arti yang tidak mengenakkan pula. Contoh: … Continue reading
It’s remuneration time!
I’m not sure if there are so many of the so-called “editors” who don’t pay attention to details, or if this is a common misspelling because the meaning of the word has an association with “numbers”. The correct spelling is … Continue reading
More Faster!
“This new engine is more faster.” What could be more wronger than that?
Everyone is welcome!
Kata “welcome” paling sering digunakan sebagai exclamation untuk greeting, contohnya: “Welcome to Indonesia!” Selain itu “welcome” juga bisa punya peran lain. Salah satunya adalah sebagai adjective, yang berarti diterima dengan senang hati. Contoh penggunaannya adalah kalimat yang mengundang secara implisit … Continue reading
Bedanya Join dan Joint
Bukan, bedanya bukan huruf “t”. Itu sih jayus; anak kecil juga tau. Ini kasusnya agak mirip dengan “complain” vs. “complaint”. Kalo kita pahami dan bisa ingat fungsi katanya, maka seharusnya tidak sulit mengetahui kapan pake yang mana. Yang umumnya membuat … Continue reading