Say & Don’t Say ( Lesson 4 )
Deprive of, not from.
Don't say: Nelson Mandela was deprived from his freedom.
Say: Nelson Mandela was deprived of his freedom.
Die of an illness, not from an illness.
Don't say: Many people have died from malaria.
Say: Many people have died of malaria.
Note People die of illness, of hunger, of thirst, of or from wounds; from
overwork; by violence, by the sword, by pestilence; in battle; for their country,
for a cause, through neglect; on the scaffold; at the stake.
Different from, not than.
Don't say: My book is different than yours.
Say: My book is different from yours.
Disappointed by, about or at, not from.
(a) by/at/about:
Don't say: Phillipa was disappointed from the low mark she got in the test.
Say: Phillipa was disappointed by/about/at the low mark she got in the test.
(b) with/in:
Don't say: Jane was disappointed from her son.
Say: Jane was disappointed with/in her son.
Note: Before a person we use with or in, before a thing we use at, about or
by and before a gerund we use at: Keith is very disappointed at not winning
the prize. We use that (optional before a new clause)' / w a s disappointed
(that) I didn't get an invitation.
Divide into parts, not in parts.
Don't say: I divided the cake in four parts.
Say: I divided the cake into four parts.
Note A thing may be divided in half or in two Paul divided the apple in half
(or in two).
Say & Don’t Say ( Lesson 1 )
Say & Don’t Say ( Lesson 2 )
Say & Don’t Say ( Lesson 3 )
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