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Anybody can make a mistake.
While taking an English writing class today, I asked my teacher to help me understand a sentence from an English newspaper. Let me introduce you the sentence here.
"I hope to our life can return to normal."
I didn't understand why they put "to" after "hope." We say "I hope to see you again." or "I hope you like it," but in this case, shouldn't it have been "I hope (that) our life can return to normal."?
My teacher said, "No wonder you've been confused, because this sentence is not correct."
Oh my gosh, but this comes from an English newspaper!
Newspapers should be a role model for any writer, I suppose!
"That's why I've kept telling you! Teachers make mistakes, anybody makes mistakes, and do newspapers. I can tell you this. It'd be better to follow your instinct whenever you are in trouble."
Gee...
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To Michael
No matter how much you'd make mistakes, I'd rather have your useful comments here! Do feel free to write to me(us)! I don't mind, because I can ask you a questions!
Now I understand why the mistake occured. Yeah, you're right. I've been doing the same thing every time I change my mind!
Now I understand why the mistake occured. Yeah, you're right. I've been doing the same thing every time I change my mind!
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Though it comes off from the subject ...
I liked Michael-san's sentence about the "edit and editor".
"the editor needs another editor to edit the editor's edits."
It's like tongue twister.
I liked Michael-san's sentence about the "edit and editor".
"the editor needs another editor to edit the editor's edits."
It's like tongue twister.
To Emi
That's great! As your English skills continue to mature, you'll increasingly find yourself making more of the mistakes common to native speakers and fewer of the mistakes typical of EFL students. It's a sure sign that English is becoming second nature for you.
To Kenny
I hoped that would be fun to read! Are you fond of tongue twisters? Here is one of my favorites from childhood:
Betty Botter bought some butter,
"But," she said, "the butter's bitter;
If I put it in my batter,
It will make my batter bitter;
But a bit of better butter,
That would make my batter better."
So she bought a bit of butter,
Better than her bitter butter,
And she put it in her batter,
And the batter was not bitter;
So 'twas better Betty Botter
Bought a bit of better butter.
Betty Botter bought some butter,
"But," she said, "the butter's bitter;
If I put it in my batter,
It will make my batter bitter;
But a bit of better butter,
That would make my batter better."
So she bought a bit of butter,
Better than her bitter butter,
And she put it in her batter,
And the batter was not bitter;
So 'twas better Betty Botter
Bought a bit of better butter.
To Michael
I hope so, but my English is not so reliable... I love doing my best, though. I guess it will take some time, but I'm going to keep at leearning English!
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The writer probably started with a sentence like "I hope to see our life return to normal."
Then either the writer or the editor decided it would be better to phrase it as "I hope our life can return to normal."
The change was a good one, but unfortunately the original "to" was overlooked and left in by mistake.
I suspect it was the editor who made the error, as it's harder to catch one's own mistakes rather than someone else's. It seems like the editor needs another editor to edit the editor's edits.
I wish I had my own editor to blame such things on, but alas... all my mistakes are my own!