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Talking about mistakes, I think we have already said several times that we shouldn �t say "Open your books ON page...", but "Open your books TO page...". I have found this mistake in many worksheets.
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7 Aug 2010
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ueslteacher
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Hi Yolanda, Can you post a link to the discussion about that mistake in the forum from before. I �d like to read it, as in my country "open your books on page..." is widely used. Sophia |
7 Aug 2010
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Apodo
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As a native speaker I never say open your books �to � ????? Maybe others do.
These are correct:
Open your books at Page 23.
He had his book open at page 23.
Turn to page 23 of your book.
On page 23 there is a picture of a confused English teacher. |
7 Aug 2010
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stexstme
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 .. I can hear myself say �Open your books on page ... �!!!!!!!!
Dear Apodo :Open ... AT (?) page...??? Dear Sophia, I tink we share the same pb!!!!
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7 Aug 2010
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ueslteacher
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Apolo, definitely "turn to page..." but "open your books to page"?
I understand that there was a discussion in the forum before, so can anyone post a link to it? Sophia |
7 Aug 2010
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Apodo
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Yes. I opened my book at P23, because I finished reading at P23.
I read from page 15 to page 23.
He opened the magazine at the index, then turned to page 23 to read the article.
The article was on page 23.
�to � implies a movement towards - turn to page 23
�at � implies you �ve found the page - you are at the page
�on � tells what words and pictures are printed there - Read the first paragraph on page 23
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7 Aug 2010
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stexstme
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Thxs!!!!!!!!!
 Soooooooo, Open your books on page ...blabla...not correct, hugh ??! ( Mind you, I �ve only been saying it for 20 ...years...)
Desperate-housewife... |
7 Aug 2010
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I think we should open two different new threads.
One about the typical mistakes that our students make.
One about typical mistakes that teachers make.
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7 Aug 2010
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stexstme
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@Jecika,
This is one of the reasons why I �ve ALWAYS loved you soooooo much!
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7 Aug 2010
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