35 Mistakes That Advanced Students Often Make

Advanced Students? Siapa tuh? Sepertinya Advance Students tu maksudnya adalah Mahasiswa....  Ah tinggalkan saja mahasiswa. Langsung saja, sebenarnya judul asli posting ini adalah “Even advanced students make mistakes. Here are 35.” Judul tersebut diungkapkan Michael Swan tentang 35 kesalahan berbahasa Inggris yang sering dilakukan oleh Mahasiswa tingkat mahir. Ya, sebagaimana postingan terdahulu tentang 35 Kesalahan yang seringdilakukan oleh Mahasiswa tingkat menengah dan 35 Kesalahan Sepele dalam Berbahasa Inggris, memang wajar saja jika kita pernah melakukan kesalahan dalam berbahasa Inggris (apalagi yang kemampuannya pas-pasan). Namun begitu, alangkah baiknya kita sama-sama mengakui bahwa apa yang diungkapkan oleh Swan ini sekedar sebuah peringatan yang harus kita cermati bersama. 


Materi yang dibahas dalam Kesalahan-Kesalahan Mahasiswa tingkat Mahir dalam Berbahasa Inggris tentu mengandung materi Bahasa Inggris yang lebih mapan, lebih sulit dan lebih rumit. Oleh karena itu, perlu pedoman atau buku pegangan yang cukup agar bisa mengetahui alasan-alasan untuk membenarkan kesalahan-kesalahan tersebut, ya setidaknya memiliki buku karangan Michael Swan yang dijadikan referensi posting ini. Oke, biar kesannya menantang mari kita simak saja bersama-sama. Bagi mahasiswa yang sudah merasa memiliki kemampuan Bahasa Inggris, silahkan membaca artikel ini dengan teliti apakah anda termasuk mahasiswa yang sering terkecoh dengan kalimat-kalimat dibawah ini?

No	Jangan katakan/tulis	Katakan/tulis
1	I’ll ask you in case I need help	I’ll ask you if I need help
2	I object to tell them my age	I object to telling them my age
3	I like the 60s music	I like 60s music/the music of the 60s
4	Ten thousand, a hundred and six	Ten thousand, one hundred and six
5	Who’s that? – He’s John	Who’s that - It’s John
6	I don’t like to be shouted	I don’t like to be shouted at
7	It’s ages since she’s arrived	It’s ages since she arrived
8	The police is looking for him	The police are looking for him
9	Prices are surely rising fast	Prices are certainly rising fast
10	I have big respect for her ideas	I have great respect for her ideas
11	I don’t like nowadays fashions	I don’t like today’s/modern fashions
12	She passed her exam, what surprised everybody	….., which surprised everybody
13	I’ve good knowledge of German	I’ve a good knowledge of German
14	Finally! Where have you been?	At last! Where have you been?
15	I’ll be home since 3 o’clock	I’ll be home from 3 o’clock
16	We waited one and a half hour	We waited one and a half hours
17	It’s time they go home	It’s time they went home
18	I’ll see you a few days later	I’ll see you in a few days
19	All along the centuries, there have bee wars	All through the centuries,…..
20	I want a completely other colour	I want a completely different colour
21	Let’s go and have coffee to Marcel’s	Let’s go and have coffee at Marcel’s
22	That’s mine – I saw it at first!	That’s mine – I saw it first!
23	Switzerland is among Germany, France, Austria and Italy	Switzerland is between Germany, France, Austria and Italy
24	According to me, it’s a bad film	In my opinion / I think it’s a bad film
25	It was a too good party to miss	It was too good a party to miss
26	Whole Paris was celebrating	The whole of Paris was celebrating
27	I nearly wish I’d stay at home	I almost wish I’d stay at home
28	One speaks Italian in my town	We/they speak Italian in my town
29	The girl wants an own room	The girl wants her own room
30	Couldn’t you help me, please?	Could you help me, please?/You couldn’t help me, could you?
31	I’ll try to know when it starts	I’ll try to find out when it start
32	I love this so beautiful country	I love this country – it’s so beautiful
33	It’s getting winter	It’s getting to be winter
34	Our flat is decorated this week	Our flat is being decorated this week
35	The Mont Blanc is 4808m high	Mont Blanc is 4808m high

Pemberitahuan, saya informasikan bahwa “Referensi tentang Kesalahan-kesalahan diatas diungkapkan oleh Michael Swan, pengarang buku Practical English Usage.” Ia adalah salah satu pengarang buku yang lebih condong dalam pembahasan British English alias Bahasa Inggrisnya Orang Inggris. Meskipun begitu, tidak begitu banyak perbedaan dalam penggunaannya dalam American English. Oleh karenanya, jangan khawatir hal tersebut tentu bisa dijadikan referensi yang baik untuk sobat-sobat semua yang sedang mempelajari Bahasa Inggris.

Akhirnya, sekian saja kutipan referensi tentang kesalahan-kesalahan yang dilakukan Mahasiswa tingkat mahir dalam berbahasa Inggris, semoga kita bisa meningkatkan kualitas berbahasa Inggris kita dengan mengurangi kesalahan-kesalahan tersebut. See you later….

Referensi

Swan, Michael. 2005. Practical English Usage:3^rd edition. Oxford University Press.

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35 Basic Mistakes to Avoid (35 Kesalahan Sepele berbahasa Inggris yang Harus dihindari)

35 Basic Mistakes to Avoid mungkin diartikan sebagai 35 Kesalahan Sepele berbahasa Inggris yang Harus dihindari. Benar tidak kawan-kawan? Kalo salah benerin ya.. Nah kali ini saya akan berbagi tentang 35 kesalahan sepele yang diterangkan oleh Michael Swan (2005:xxvi) dalam Bukunya yang sangat populer yaitu Practical English Usage edisi ketiga tentang berbahasa Inggris. Dalam terbitan edisi kedua, Swan sendiri sebenarnya sudah menjelaskan banyak sekali kesalahan dalam berbahasa Inggris, baik dalam percakapan maupun penulisan. Akan tetapi, ia belum sempat merinci kesalahan-kesalahan Bahasa Inggris tersebut. Nah, di edisi ketiga bukunya ini, ia pun akhirnya merinci kesalahan-kesalahan tersebut menjadi 130 Kesalahan Umum berbahasa Inggris (Don’t Say it! 130 common mistakes) yang diawali dengan penjelasan tentang 35 kesalahan paling sepele dalam berbahasa Inggris. Pernahkah kita melakukan kesalahan-kesalahan dalam berbahasa Inggris? baik dalam speaking ataupun writing... Hayo pernah tidak? Untuk lebih memperjelasnya, langsung saja mari kita renungi dan pelajari bersama-sama catatan yang diberikan Michael Swan tentang 35 kesalahan dasar berbahasa Inggris yang wajib dihindari berikut ini:

No	Jangan berkata/menulis	Katakan/tulis
1	Look – It rains	Look – It is raining
2	It’s often raining here	It often rains here
3	When I was 20 I was smoking	When I was 20 I smoked
4	I have seen Louis yesterday	I saw Louis yesterday
5	We’re living here since April	We’ve been living here since April
6	I’ll phone you when I will arrive	I’ll phone you when I arrive
7	I’m not believing him	I don’t believe him
8	I am born in Chicago	I was born in Chicago
9	My sister has 15 years	My sister is 15 (years old)
10	I have cold in this house	I am cold in this house
11	I can to swim	I can swim
12	I must see the dentist yesterday	I had to see the dentist yesterday
13	I want go home	I want to go home
14	I come here for study English	I come here to study English
15	I drove there without to stop	I drove there without stopping
16	Where I can buy stamps?	Where can I buy stamps?
17	Is ready my new office?	Is my new office ready?
18	I’m no asleep	I’m not asleep
19	She looked, but she didn’t see nothing	...she didn’t see anything/….she saw nothing
20	Where is station?	Where is the station?
21	My sister is photographer	My sister is a photographer
22	You speak a very good English	You speak very good English
23	The life is difficult	Life is difficult
24	I haven’t got some free time today	I haven’t got any free time today
25	Everybody were late	Everybody was late
26	It is more cold today	It is colder today
27	It is too much hot in this house	It is too hot in this house
28	The man which lives here is from Greece	The man who lives here is from Greece
29	The people in this town is very friendly	The people in this town are very friendly
30	She never listens me	She never listen to me
31	We went at the seaside on Sunday	We went to the seaside on Sunday
32	I like very much skiing	I like skiing very much / I very much like skiing
33	This soup is not enough hot	This soup is not hot enough
34	I gave to her my address	I gave her my address
35	I have done a mistake	I have made a mistake

Nah kan, jika sobat merasa mempunyai kemampuan berbahasa Inggris yang baik, coba tutup kotak tabel sebelah kanannya, dan pikirkan mengapa kalimat di kotak sebelah kiri salah? Jika jawabannya sama seperti tabel sebelah kanan, maka berarti sobat-sobit sudah melewati 35 Kesalahan Dasar dalam Berbahasa Inggris.

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Cinderella

Once upon a time... there lived an unhappy young girl. Unhappy she was, for her mother was dead, her father had married another woman, a widow with two daughters, and her stepmother didn't like her one little bit. All the nice things, kind thoughts and loving touches were for her own daughters. And not just the kind thoughts and love, but also dresses, shoes, shawls, delicious food, comfy beds, as well as every home comfort.  All this was laid on for her daughters. But, for the poor unhappy girl, there was nothing at all. No dresses, only her stepsisters' hand-me-downs. No lovely dishes, nothing but scraps. No nice rests and comfort. For she had to work hard all day, and only when evening came was she allowed to sit for a while by the fire, near the cinders. That is how she got her nickname, for everybody called her Cinderella. Cinderella used to spend long hours all alone talking to the cat. The cat said,

"Miaow", which really meant, "Cheer up! You have something neither of your stepsisters have and that is beauty."

It was quite true. Cinderella, even dressed in rags with a dusty gray face from the cinders, was a lovely girl. While her stepsisters, no matter how splendid and elegant their clothes, were still clumsy, lumpy and ugly and always would be.

One day, beautiful new dresses arrived at the house. A ball was to be held at Court and the stepsisters were getting ready to go to it. Cinderella, didn't even dare ask, "What about me?" for she knew very well what the answer to that would be:

"You? My dear girl, you're staying at home to wash the dishes, scrub the floors and turn down the beds for your stepsisters. They will come home tired and very sleepy." Cinderella sighed at the cat.

"Oh dear, I'm so unhappy!" and the cat murmured "Miaow".

Suddenly something amazing happened. In the kitchen, where Cinderella was sitting all by herself, there was a burst of light and a fairy appeared.

"Don't be alarmed, Cinderella," said the fairy. "The wind blew me your sighs. I know you would love to go to the ball. And so you shall!"

"How can I, dressed in rags?" Cinderella replied. "The servants will turn me away!" The fairy smiled. With a flick of her magic wand... Cinderella found herself wearing the most beautiful dress, the loveliest ever seen in the realm.

"Now that we have settled the matter of the dress," said the fairy, "we'll need to get you a coach. A real lady would never go to a ball on foot!"

"Quick! Get me a pumpkin!" she ordered.

"Oh of course," said Cinderella, rushing away. Then the fairy turned to the cat.

"You, bring me seven mice!"

"Seven mice!" said the cat. "I didn't know fairies ate mice too!"

"They're not for eating, silly! Do as you are told!... and, remember they must be alive!"

Cinderella soon returned with a fine pumpkin and the cat with seven mice he had caught in the cellar.

"Good!" exclaimed the fairy. With a flick of her magic wand... wonder of wonders! The pumpkin turned into a sparkling coach and the mice became six white horses, while the seventh mouse turned into a coachman, in a smart uniform and carrying a whip. Cinderella could hardly believe her eyes.

"I shall present you at Court. You will soon see that the Prince, in whose honor the ball is being held, will be enchanted by your loveliness. But remember! You must leave the ball at midnight and come home. For that is when the spell ends. Your coach will turn back into a pumpkin, the horses will become mice again and the coachman will turn back into a mouse... and you will be dressed again in rags and wearing clogs instead of these dainty little slippers! Do you understand?" Cinderella smiled and said,

"Yes, I understand!"

When Cinderella entered the ballroom at the palace, a hush fell. Everyone stopped in mid-sentence to admire her elegance, her beauty and grace.

"Who can that be?" people asked each other. The two stepsisters also wondered who the newcomer was, for never in a month of Sundays, would they ever have guessed that the beautiful girl was really poor Cinderella who talked to the cat!

When the prince set eyes on Cinderella, he was struck by her beauty. Walking over to her, he bowed deeply and asked her to dance. And to the great disappointment of all the young ladies, he danced with Cinderella all evening.

"Who are you, fair maiden?" the Prince kept asking her. But Cinderella only replied:

"What does it matter who I am! You will never see me again anyway."

"Oh, but I shall, I'm quite certain!" he replied.

Cinderella had a wonderful time at the ball... But, all of a sudden, she heard the sound of a clock: the first stroke of midnight! She remembered what the fairy had said, and without a word of goodbye she slipped from the Prince's arms and ran down the steps. As she ran she lost one of her slippers, but not for a moment did she dream of stopping to pick it up! If the last stroke of midnight were to sound... oh... what a disaster that would be! Out she fled and vanished into the night.

The Prince, who was now madly in love with her, picked up her slipper and said to his ministers,

"Go and search everywhere for the girl whose foot this slipper fits. I will never be content until I find her!" So the ministers tried the slipper on the foot of all the girls... and on Cinderella's foot as well... Surprise! The slipper fitted perfectly.

"That awful untidy girl simply cannot have been at the ball," snapped the stepmother. "Tell the Prince he ought to marry one of my two daughters! Can't you see how ugly Cinderella is! Can't you see?"

Suddenly she broke off, for the fairy had appeared.

"That's enough!" she exclaimed, raising her magic wand. In a flash, Cinderella appeared in a splendid dress, shining with youth and beauty. Her stepmother and stepsisters gaped at her in amazement, and the ministers said,

"Come with us, fair maiden! The Prince awaits to present you with his engagement ring!" So Cinderella joyfully went with them, and lived happily ever after with her Prince. And as for the cat, he just said "Miaow"!     

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kumpulan kata kerja dan kata benda yang ada didalam magement,marketing,accounting,banking

1. Management

• · Kata benda (noun)

1. Manajemen = management
2. Tim = team
3. Informasi = information
4. Kepemimpinan = leadership
5. Produksi = production
6. Pegawasan = supervision
7. Tujuan = goal
8. Staf = staff
9. Waktu = time
10. Penetapan staf =staffing
11. Fungsi = function
12. Tahap = phase
13. Kemajuan = progress
14. Ekonomi = economics
15. Modal = capital
16. Pendapatan = revenue
17. Organisasi = organization
18. Kerjasama = teamwork
19. Kerangka = framework
20. Peserta rapat = participants

• · Kata kerja (verbs)

1. Membimbing = guide
2. Memproduksi = produce
3. Mengatur = set
4. Memeriksa = check
5. Menghubungkan = connect
6. Mengintruksi = instruct
7. Menganalisa = analyze
8. Mempertimbangkan = consider
9. Memotivasi = motivate
10. Mencapai =attain
11. Melanjutkan = move on
12. Menjadwalkan = schedule
13. Mengganti = replace
14. Menjelaskan = explain
15. Memilih = vote
16. Menjangkau = reach
17. Berusaha = attempt
18. Memproses = process
19. Kualitas = quality
20. Memimpin = lead

2. Marketing

• · Kata benda (noun)

1. Pesaing = competitor
2. Pemasaran = marketing
3. Distribusi = distribution
4. Pilihan = option
5. Pengecer = retailer
6. Promosi = promotion
7. Harga = price
8. Tempat = place
9. Pedagang besar = wholesaler
10. Pedagang kecil = small traders
11. Sasaran = objective
12. Pemasok = supplier
13. Konsumen = costumer
14. Periklanan = advertising
15. Pemesanan = boocking
16. Agen penjual = selling agent
17. Pasar = market
18. Bauran pemasaran = target market
19. Peluncuran = launching
20. Produk utama = core product

• · Kata kerja (verbs)

1. Menjawab = answer
2. Mengumpulkan = collect
3. Menyarankan = suggest
4. Menawarkan = offer
5. Menyebarkan = spread
6. Kepuasan = satisfaction
7. Mempengaruhi = affect
8. Menghitung = count
9. Menimbang = weigh
10. Meramalkan = forecasting
11. Menjual = selling
12. Membeli = buying
13. Menyediakan = supplai
14. Mengupah = alter
15. Perencanaan = planning
16. Pengorganisasian = organizing
17. Persepsi = perception
18. Mendengarkan = listen
19. Menggoda = tease
20. Memaksa = force
3. Accounting

• · Kata benda (noun)

1. Persediaan = inventory
2. Ongkos = fee
3. Kekayaan = assets
4. Biaya = cost
5. Jurnal = jounal
6. Hutang = liability
7. Laporan neraca = balance sheet
8. Resiko = risk
9. Laporan keuangan = financial statement
10. Menjamin = insure
11. Pihak = party
12. Manajer = manager
13. Keagenan = agency
14. Tim = team
15. Pembatasan = restriction
16. Laporan laba rugi = income statement
17. Harapan = expectation
18. Interaksi = interaction
19. Audit = auditing
20. Kembali = return

• · Kata kerja (verbs)

1. Menafsirkan = interprect
2. Menganalisa = analyze
3. Menghitung = count
4. Membandingkan = compare
5. Siklus = cycle
6. Memantau = monitor
7. Memungkinkan = allow
8. Menguras = maintain
9. Menyampaikan = communicate
10. Memperoleh = earn
11. Mencatat = note
12. Memeriksa = check
13. Meninjau = review
14. Mencari = search
15. Merumuskan = formulate
16. Menemukan = find
17. Mengamati = observs
18. Merincikan = detail
19. Melaporkan = report
20. Menilai = evaluate
4. Banking

• · Kata benda (noun)

1. Kasir = teller
2. Kekayaan = assets
3. Gedung = building
4. Pengawas = supervisor
5. Mata uang = currency
6. Tabungan = saving deposit
7. Pinjaman tunai = cash loan
8. Bunga = interest
9. Simpanan giro = demand deposit
10. Cek = cheque
11. Tanah = land
12. Simpanan deposito = time deposit
13. Kwitansi = receipt
14. Cek perjalanan = travelers cheque
15. Bank sentral = bank central
16. Kartu kredit = credit card
17. Kartu debet = debit card
18. Inkaso = collection
19. Penjamin = guarantor
20. Pedagang efek = dealer

• · Kata kerja (verbs)

1. Menyimpan = keep
2. Membatalkan = cancel
3. Mengeluh = complain
4. Meminjam = borrow
5. Membayar = pay
6. Menyewakan = rent
7. Pelayananan = service
8. Mengambil = take
9. Berkunjung = visit
10. Menawarkan = offer
11. Menunggu = wait
12. Menerima = accept
13. Mendorong = puss
14. Menarik = pull
15. Menukarkan = change
16. Meminjamkan = lending
17. Mengivestasikan = invest
18. Menawarkan = tender
19. Menabung = save
20. Membiayai = defray

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