{"id":1346,"date":"2017-10-28T14:11:09","date_gmt":"2017-10-28T07:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/binus.ac.id\/malang\/?p=1346"},"modified":"2017-10-28T14:11:09","modified_gmt":"2017-10-28T07:11:09","slug":"how-to-sound-un-english-common-word-combination-mistakes-made-by-english-learners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/binus.ac.id\/malang\/2017\/10\/how-to-sound-un-english-common-word-combination-mistakes-made-by-english-learners\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Sound Un-English:  Common Word-Combination Mistakes Made by English Learners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">By: Asih Zunaidah, S.S., M.Li.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Let\u2019s do a quick check, do the following utterances sound okay to you?<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li>\u201cMy personality is really different from my brother\u2019s\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cI\u2019m sorry I can\u2019t join you in the game. I must make my homework\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cI think this shirt is similar with the one you bought yesterday\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cI must say sorry because I just did a mistake\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">If you think there is nothing wrong with the utterances, there is a good chance that you are one of Indonesian English-learners.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">What is wrong with the utterances? Let\u2019s talk about the first utterance: \u201cMy personality is really different with my brother\u2019s\u201d. Now take a good look at the combination of \u201cdifferent\u201d and \u201cwith\u201d. For Indonesian English-learners, this combination might sound just right, because the word \u2018different\u2019 (which means <em>berbeda<\/em>) can go along well with the word \u2018with\u2019 (which means <em>dengan<\/em>) \u2013 the natural combination in Indonesian would be \u2018<em>berbeda dengan\u2019<\/em>. However, this would be an entirely different case in English. \u201cDifferent with\u201d is not natural for native-English speakers. Instead, the appropriate combination should be \u201cdifferent from\u201d, which might sound a bit uncommon for Indonesians (\u2018different from\u2019 literally means \u2018<em>berbeda dari\u2019<\/em>). This natural combination is commonly known as \u2018collocation\u2019 in English \u2013 two or more words that usually go together and sound \u201cright\u201d for native English speakers who use them all the time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">There are several common word-combination mistakes made by English learners, which might sound natural as they sound similar to their mother-tongue, but sound <em>un-english<\/em> \u00a0to native English speakers. The following 10 expressions\/ combinations show what to say and what not to say in English:<\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li>Say \u2018<strong>do homework\u2019<\/strong>, don\u2019t say <strong>\u2018make homework\u2019.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>Example: \u201cMy sister is doing her homework\u201d NOT \u201cmy sister is making her homework\u201d <\/em>(Indonesian speakers often say \u201c<em>bikin PR\u201d<\/em>, which literally means \u2018make homework\u2019.<\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify\" start=\"2\">\n<li>Say \u2018<strong>make mistake\u2019<\/strong>, don\u2019t say <strong>\u2018do mistake\u2019.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>Example: \u201cstudents often make mistakes in grammar\u201d NOT \u201cstudents often do mistake in grammar\u201d <\/em>(Indonesian speakers often say \u201c<em>melakukan kesalahan\u201d<\/em>, which literally means \u2018do mistake\u2019.<\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify\" start=\"3\">\n<li>Say \u2018<strong>similar to\u2019<\/strong>, don\u2019t say <strong>\u2018similar with\u2019.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>Example: \u201cThis dress is similar to the one I bought last week\u201d NOT \u201cThis dress is similar with the one I bought last week <\/em>(Indonesian speakers often say \u201c<em>mirip dengan\u201d<\/em>, which literally means \u2018similar with\u2019.<\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify\" start=\"4\">\n<li>Say \u2018<strong>get off (a vehicle)\u2019<\/strong>, don\u2019t say <strong>\u2018come down (a vehicle)\u2019.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>Example: \u201cI\u2019ll call you once I get off the train\u201d NOT \u201cI\u2019ll call you once I come down the train\u201d <\/em>(Indonesian speakers often say \u201c<em>turun dari kereta\u201d<\/em>, which literally means \u2018come down the train\u2019.<\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify\" start=\"5\">\n<li>Say \u2018<strong>ask a question\u2019<\/strong>, don\u2019t say <strong>\u2018make a question\u2019.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>Example: \u201cMy little brother starts to ask so many questions\u201d NOT \u201cMy little brother starts to make so many questions\u201d <\/em>(Indonesian speakers often say \u201c<em>bertanya\/ membuat pertanyaan\u201d &#8211;\u00a0 <\/em>which literally means \u2018make question\u2019 \u2013 N<em>OT \u201cbertanya pertanyaan\u201d <\/em>as in the correct combination \u201cask question\u201d, that might sound unnatural in Indonesian.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">So, what can you do to learn and memorize the combinations? First, read a lot of English texts. Reading is a good way to recognize and learn the combination in contexts. Jot down anything you can possibly find if you have to. Second, watch English-speaking movies as often as possible. Getting used to English expressions in one\u2019s favorite movie is a great help for those who want to make the memory stay longer in the brain. Lastly, use and repeat as much as you can. Learning a language should be made habitual \u2013 never will memorizing make you a good English speaker unless you use it on a daily basis.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; By: Asih Zunaidah, S.S., M.Li. Let\u2019s do a quick check, do the following utterances sound okay to you? \u201cMy personality is really different from my brother\u2019s\u201d \u201cI\u2019m sorry I can\u2019t join you in the game. I must make my homework\u201d \u201cI think this shirt is similar with the one you bought yesterday\u201d \u201cI must [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[122,133],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1346","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articles","category-communication"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How to Sound Un-English: Common Word-Combination Mistakes Made by English Learners | BINUS UNIVERSITY MALANG | Pilihan Universitas Terbaik di Malang<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"BINUS University Malang Merupakan Universitas Terbaik di Malang dengan Program Computer Science, Entrepreneurship Bussiness Creation, Computer Science, Interior Design, Communication, Public 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