Saturday, December 1, 2007

At half-time, the score was 3-1 for Brazil./to/for/ eschew

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WORD OF THE DAY:

eschew

–verb (used with object)
to abstain or keep away from; shun; avoid: to eschew evil.

Men eschew the doctor's surgery for the chatroom.

GRAMMAR INCORRECT TO CORRECT:

Incorrect: At half-time, the score was 3-1 for Brazil.

Correct: At half-time, the score was 3-1 to Brazil.

GRAMMAR: Before the name of the player or team that is winning, we use to.

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