Избегайте этих речевых ошибок:

[seminarist]

Instead of "He died from negligence," say "He died through neglect."
Instead of "He plunged down into the river," say "He plunged into the river."
Instead of "He jumped from off of the scaffolding," say "He jumped off from the scaffolding."
Instead of "Captain Reilly was killed by a bullet," say "Captain Reilly was killed with a bullet."
Instead of "It grieves me to see you," say "I am grieved to see you."
Instead of "Give me them papers," say "Give me those papers."
Instead of "She was a woman celebrated for her crimes," say "She was notorious on account of her crimes."
Instead of "By smoking it often becomes habitual," say "By smoking often it becomes habitual."
Instead of "He has got riches," say "He has riches."
Instead of "He fell down from the balloon," say "He fell from the balloon."
Instead of "Oh dear, what will I do," say "Oh dear, what shall I do."
Instead of "We die for want," say "We die of want."
Instead of "He died by fever," say "He died of fever."...

Это должен был иллюстрировать Эдвард Гори.

Comments

[zhenyach.livejournal.com]

Вот интересно это язык так изменился, или просто автору "Enquire Within" отказало языковое чутье?

Instead of "Captain Reilly was killed by a bullet," say "Captain Reilly was killed with a bullet."

Казалось бы, смысл всё же чуть разный. В первом случае пуля могла быть и шальной, капитану лично не предназначавшейся, во втором явно присутствует цель именно что убить.

А вот "what will I do", похоже, нынче окончательно победило "what shall I do".

[white-unihorn.livejournal.com]

это пособие для начинающих писателей детективов. He fell from the balloon, с ума сойти.

[observarius.livejournal.com]

Ох, спасибо - English 101 рулит... вот только Гори - это не тот, который (был) с Tiger Lillies?

Рулите... как, впрочем, и всегда... :)

[olelookoyeah.livejournal.com]

Спасибо. У нас в Коряжме примерно так и говорят.

[larisaka.livejournal.com]

(Подозрительно) Почему это именно этих избегать?

[cema.livejournal.com]

А по-русски "упал вниз" можно говорить?