Voici une petite liste de fautes faites par des débutants ... à titre de mise en garde. C'est en analysant ses propres erreurs que l'on apprend à se corriger. Et bien là, vous allez gagner du temps puisque vous n'aurez même pas besoin de faire des fautes, les autres en ont fait à votre place. Observez les et essayez de ne pas les imiter !
That's the way French speakers try and improve English language. Would you understand them ?
1) DROLE d'ORTHOGRAPHE ! - They wrote... | ... meaning : |
The atmosfear was horrible ! | atmosphere |
The British Prime Minister lives at number 10 Drowning street. | Downing street |
These shoes are two big, give me smaller ones. | too big |
She bought a new sweet-shirt. | sweat-shirt |
He has a cat witch is black. | which |
I've seen this film tree times. | three |
In Spring, the threes are covered with flowers. | trees |
It is his birdday today, he is ten. | his birthday |
She will come on Wensday. | on Wednesday |
They had never visited London beefore. | before |
2) MOT à MOT OBSCUR - They wrote... | ... meaning : |
Grandma is visiting the zoo with her small-children. | grand children |
Mr Barton is eating out with his woman. | his wife |
The woman gave a good-good to her son. | a sweet |
He took a bath and he took his breakfast very early. | He had a bath and he had breakfast |
I have fifteen years. | I am fifteen years old |
Where did he live Sherlock Holmes ? | Where did Sherlock Holmes live ? |
With who did you go ? | Who did you go with ? |
He left there are two hours. | two hours ago |
They played during four hours. | for four hours |
It's the bike of my sister. | my sister's bike |
She will go and buy a book at the library. | bookshop |
He played tennis for 2 o'clock. | for 2 hours |
He was late, he came at 3 hours. | at 3 o'clock |
He always wears baskets. | basket-ball shoes |
She likes playing foot. | football |
Let me hold your bras. | your arm |
3) CONFUSION ORTHOGRAPHIQUE - They wrote... | ... meaning : |
You can ride this book, it's super. | read |
I'd like to have a pint of bear. | beer |
She won't come, I sink ! | think |
I need a packet of flower to make a cake. | flour |
He has to stay in bed because he is hill. | ill |
Give him a drink because he is thirty. | thirsty |
These shoes are two big, give me smaller ones. | too big |
We'll have some soap for supper. | soup |
She needs a piece of soup to wash her hands. | soap |
The children are washing the television. | watching |
His car is very dirty, he is watching it. | washing |
Lucy is going too bed. | to |
She leaves in a detached-house by the river. | lives |
She was very tired so she was slipping on the sofa. | sleeping |
She spent a knight in a hotel in London. | a night |
That book is £1.50 and this one is only 60 pens. | pence |
She was hungry because you broke her bike. | angry |
She was very angry so we gave her something to eat. | hungry |
What where they doing ? | What were they doing ? |
He is a friend of mind. | a friend of mine |
His working in his room. | He's |
Charle we go to the cinema ? | Shall we ... |
4) Ah, la GRAMMAIRE ! - They wrote... | ... meaning : |
I know she will late, she always is. | she will be late |
They must go at home. | go home |
They are going to at home. | going home |
They are going to home. | going home |
They have got a big house and a garden very large. | a very large garden |
There were many peoples in the stadium. | people |
She has lost her watch, so she will buy an another. | another |
You don't like football but me I like it. | but I like it |
She had her baby eaten. | she made her baby eat |
She will phone when she will arrive. | when she arrives |
I have fifteen years. | I am fifteen years old |
He didn't see nothing. | didn't see anything |
With who did you go ? | Who did you go with ? |
Where did he live Sherlock Holmes ? | Where did Sherlock Holmes live ? |
He bought not a new car. | He didn't buy a new car |
It is my bike's sister. | my sister's bike |
He left there are two hours. | two hours ago |
They played during four hours. | for four hours |
They will can come. | will be able to come / will be allowed to come |
There was not something in the box. | not anything / nothing |
Where is the car's key ? | the car key |
What where they doing ? | what were they doing ? |
They are two cats on the roof. | There are |
The childs are playing. | the children |
The childrens went to school by bus. | the children |
He has been raining all day. | It has been raining |
She is in at home. | she is at home |
They are listening the music. | listening to music |
He is a friend of my. | a friend of mine |
They doed the shopping yesterday. | did |
They willn't come. | won't |
They cann't speak English. | can't |
They musn't go out late. | mustn't |
His working in his room. | He's |
He is playing with he's friends. | with his friends |
Who's book is it ? | Whose book |
Their visiting London. | They're |
5) POÊTES - They wrote... | ... meaning : |
The woman gave a good-good to her son. | a sweet |
My bike is "grand-mother", yours is "mother". | "old" and "new" |
My bike is olding ! | getting old |
She spent a knight in a hotel in London. | a night |
In Spring, the threes are covered with flowers. | trees |
It is my bike's sister. | my sister's bike |
It is his birdday today, he is ten. | his birthday |
He is a friend of mind. | a friend of mine |
They doed the shopping yesterday. | did |
Let me hold your bras. | your arm. |
They had never visited London beefore. | before |
Toutes ces fautes ont réellement été lues ou entendues -
rien n'a été "inventé" pour faire le malin ou faire sourire !
Mais passons à un problème plus subtil : la valeur
"culturelle" des mots.
© BP / PECAS - Octobre 2004
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