看似简单，可连老外也常犯的十大英语错误

　　也许你觉得这些都很简单，可看看这些日常应用中，你有没有犯过下面的错误呢?

　　1. Loose for lose

　　No: I always loose the product key.

　　Yes: I always lose the product key.

　　2. Its for its

　　No: Download the HTA, along with its readme file.

　　Yes: Download the HTA, along with its readme file.

　　No: The laptop is overheating and its making that funny noise again.

　　Yes: The laptop is overheating and its making that funny noise again.

　　3. Theyre for their for there

　　No: The managers are in theyre weekly planning meeting.

　　Yes: The managers are in their weekly planning meeting.

　　No: The techs have to check there cell phones at the door, and their not happy about it.

　　Yes: The techs have to check their cell phones at the door, and theyre not happy about it.

　　4. i.e. for e.g.

　　No: Use an anti-spyware program (i.e., AdAware).

　　Yes: Use an anti-spyware program (e.g., AdAware).

　　Note: The term i.e. means that is e.g. means for example. And a comma follows both of them.

　　5. Effect for affect

　　No: The outage shouldnt effect any users during work hours.

　　Yes: The outage shouldnt affect any users during work hours.

　　Yes: The outage shouldnt have any effect on users.

　　Yes: We will effect several changes during the downtime.

　　Note: Impact is not a verb. Purists, at least, beg you to use affect instead:

　　No: The outage shouldnt impact any users during work hours.

　　Yes: The outage shouldnt affect any users during work hours.

　　Yes: The outage should have no impact on users during work hours.

　　6. Youre for your

　　No: Remember to defrag youre machine on a regular basis.

　　Yes: Remember to defrag your machine on a regular basis.

　　No: Your right about the changes.

　　Yes: Youre right about the changes.

　　7. Different than for different from

　　No: This setup is different than the one at the main office.

　　Yes: This setup is different from the one at the main office.

　　Yes: This setup is better than the one at the main office.

　　8. Lay for lie

　　No: I got dizzy and had to lay down.

　　Yes: I got dizzy and had to lie down.

　　Yes: Just lay those books over there.

　　9. Then for than

　　No: The accounting department had more problems then we did.

　　Yes: The accounting department had more problems than we did.

　　Note: Heres a sub-peeve. When a sentence construction begins with If, you dont need a then. Then is implicit, so its superfluous and wordy:

　　No: If you cant get Windows to boot, then youll need to call Ted.

　　Yes: If you cant get Windows to boot, youll need to call Ted.

　　10. Could of, would of for could have, would have

　　No: I could of installed that app by mistake.

　　Yes: I could have installed that app by mistake.

　　No: I would of sent you a meeting notice, but you were out of town.