Belajar, belajar dan
terus belajar itulah kunci untuk sukses dalam bahasaInggris. Berikut ini
Maskatno giri menulis ulang yang ku copas dari english indo.com, sebagai
pembelajarn bahasa Inggris. Materi ini untuk kepentingan pe mbelajaran diri dan
para siswa tercinta. Belajar dari kesalahan yang telah kita buat uuntuk menuju
yang lebih baik, itulah prinsipku.     
        Salah satu referensi
yang  sering digunakan dalam belajar grammer
bahasa Inggris  adalah dari buku karangan
Michael Swan yang berjudul Practical English Usage edisi ketiga. Judul yang
ditawarkan Swan yaitu “Even very advanced students can make mistakes –
nobody’s perfect! Here are 25” jika diterjemahkan ke dalam Bahasa Indonesia
menjadi “Bahkan Mahasiswa yang sangat mahir pun bisa melakukan kesalahan –
tidak ada manusia yang sempurna! Ini dia 25 Kesalahan Mereka”. Mengadaptasi
judul tersebut, saya member judul posting ini menjadi “25 Kesalahan Bahasa
Inggris Mahasiswa Pintar!!” seperti yang diungkap Swan, Check these out!!!
No 
 | 
  
Jangan
  katakan/tulis 
 | 
  
Katakan/tulis 
 | 
 
1 
 | 
  
No
  doubt the world is
  getting warmer 
 | 
  
There
  is no doubt the world is
  getting warmer 
 | 
 
2 
 | 
  
I can’t think of anybody
  whom to invite 
 | 
  
I can’t think of anybody
  to invite 
 | 
 
3 
 | 
  
My father, whom
  we hope will be out of hospital soon, ….. 
 | 
  
My father, who
  we hope will be out of hospital soon, …. 
 | 
 
4 
 | 
  
Would you follow me
  wherever I would go? 
 | 
  
Would you follow me
  wherever I went? 
 | 
 
5 
 | 
  
We all have to live
  in the society 
 | 
  
We all have to live
  in society 
 | 
 
6 
 | 
  
The number of the
  unemployed is going up 
 | 
  
The number of unemployed
  is going up 
 | 
 
7 
 | 
  
She was showing tiredness
  signs 
 | 
  
She was showing signs
  of tiredness 
 | 
 
8 
 | 
  
She works the
  hardest when she’s working for her family 
 | 
  
She works hardest
  when she’s working for her family 
 | 
 
9 
 | 
  
I’m thankful
  for your help 
 | 
  
I’m grateful
  for your help 
 | 
 
10 
 | 
  
We talked about if
  it was ready 
 | 
  
We talked about whether
  it was ready 
 | 
 
11 
 | 
  
What live in those
  little holes? 
 | 
  
What lives in those
  little holes? 
 | 
 
12 
 | 
  
Some people are
  interested, but the majority doesn’t care 
 | 
  
Some people are
  interested, but the majority don’t care 
 | 
 
13 
 | 
  
It mustn’t
  be the postman at the door. It’s only 7 o’clock 
 | 
  
It can’t be
  the postman at the door. It’s only 7 o’clock 
 | 
 
14 
 | 
  
A
  third of the students is
  from abroad 
 | 
  
A
  third of the students are
  from abroad 
 | 
 
15 
 | 
  
Except Angie,
  everybody was there 
 | 
  
Except for Angie,
  everybody was there 
 | 
 
16 
 | 
  
I
  wish you felt/would feel
  better tomorrow 
 | 
  
I
  hope you feel better tomorrow 
 | 
 
17 
 | 
  
The train must be
  late, as it happened yesterday 
 | 
  
The train must be
  late as happened yesterday 
 | 
 
18 
 | 
  
When
  I wrote my letters, I did some
  gardening 
 | 
  
When
  I had written my letters,
  I did some gardening 
 | 
 
19 
 | 
  
When I had
  opened the door, the children ran in 
 | 
  
When I opened
  the door, the children ran in 
 | 
 
20 
 | 
  
Stefan can never return
  back to his country 
 | 
  
Stefan can never return
  to his country/go back to his country 
 | 
 
21 
 | 
  
Will you go and
  see me when I’m in hospital? 
 | 
  
Will you come
  and see me when I’m in hospital? 
 | 
 
22 
 | 
  
May you go camping this summer? 
 | 
  
Do
  you think you’ll go camping
  this summer? 
 | 
 
23 
 | 
  
My cousin works for
  the NATO 
 | 
  
My cousin works for
  NATO 
 | 
 
24 
 | 
  
My wife will be
  angry unless I’m home by 7.00 
 | 
  
My wife will be
  angry if I’m not home by 7.00 
 | 
 
25 
 | 
  
We
  were poured water on 
 | 
  
We
  had water poured on us. (Water was poured on us) 
 | 
 
        Memang tidak ada yang
sempurna, bahkan mahasiswa ataupun dosen sekalipun memiliki banyak kesalahan.
Semoga dengan merenungi kesalahan-kesalahan diatas, kita bisa terus waspada
dalam mempelajari Bahasa Inggris dan semoga saja kesalahan-kesalahan yang sering
kita lakukan dapat membuat kita semakin serius dalam meningkatkan kemampuan
Bahasa Inggris yang kita miliki.