I want.
I see.
You look.
Jimmy used me. (used= nong)
Teacher J likes THE teacher K.
security instead of securities
Is it delicious? Don’t they know any other fucking adjectives to describe food with?
And is it normal to use that word in a question anyway?
equipments
furnitures
A personal one is using “there’s” when it should be “there are”.
[quote=“Loretta”]Is it delicious? Don’t they know any other fucking adjectives to describe food with?
And is it normal to use that word in a question anyway?[/quote]
Yeah, I don’t associate “delicious” with drinks. I usually use “good”. Actually, I usually use “good” for food, too.
Where I’m from, “some good” is commonly used for “very good”.
Where’s your book?
I don’t have.
Would you like some tea, vicar?
I don’t like.
Yes and no, especially in response to tag questions. Confusing true/false with the gramatically correct response.
T: Do you understand?
S: Ye-es. (obviously lying)
T: Really? You don’t, do you?
S: Yes. (Relieved, admitting that yes, they don’t understand.)
It seems like no-one ever teaches them (or teachers) about this issue.
Here’s one that’s bothered me for years, and I keep seeing it in different contexts:
“emergent situation” instead of “urgent situation” or “emergency”.
Any 2 words in English that can be translated with 1 word in Chinese.
End of thread. 
I ended up with a list of 500+ common usage mistakes, around 50 pages long.
Thanks to those who added something useful.
Sounds interesting. Where can we see this list?
Yes. Enquiring minds want to know.
Yes. Enquiring minds want to know.[/quote]
I would like to have a copy, too, if possible. Thanks.