Cᴏᴍᴍᴏɴ Mɪsᴛᴀᴋᴇs: Misuse of after for afterwards, etc. Don't | PC English channel

Cᴏᴍᴍᴏɴ Mɪsᴛᴀᴋᴇs:

Misuse of after for afterwards, etc.

Don't say: After we went home for dinner.

Say: Afterwards we went home for dinner.

After is a preposition and we must use it with an object. Afterwards, then, after that are adverbs of time and we can use them alone.


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And the two, etc., used for both, etc.

Don't say: I've seen and the two of them.

Say: Eve seen both of them

Never say and the two instead of both. Also avoid and the three, four, etc. Say, all three, four, etc


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Misuse of and for also or too.

Don't say: Let me do and the next exercise.

Say: Let's also do the next exercise.

Or: Let me do the next exercise too.

And is a conjunction, and can only join similar forms of speech He came and sat down. We can't use it instead of the adverbs also and too .