FOUTE SCHRIJFWIJZE

Goed                                                                                    Fout

English                                                                                 Englisch

I (altijd met een HOOFDLETTER)                                        i (=ik)

I am / I'm                                                                               I'am

blue                                                                                       bleu

address                                                                                 adress

London                                                                                  Londen

 

SPREEKTAAL

Goed                                                                                    Fout

going to                                                                                 gonna

want to                                                                                  wanna

have/has not, is/am/are not                                      ain't

 

AMERIKAANS ENGELS

Brits Engels                                                                        Amerikaans Engels

colour                                                                                    color

favourite                                                                                favorite

neighbours                                                                            neighbors

travelling                                                                                traveling

holidays                                                                                 vacation

 

MSN-TAAL

Goed                                                                                    Fout

you                                                                                        u

Best wishes / Love                                                               greets/greetz

 

 

Vaak voorkomende fouten: woordbetekenis

Fouten in woordbetekenis ontstaan doordat je wel weet hoe je het woord uitspreekt,

maar niet precies weet hoe je het schrijft. Woorden lijken soms qua schrijfwijze erg op

elkaar, maar betekenen iets heel anders. Hieronder volgt een lijst met vaak

voorkomende vergissingen.

 

Engels                                                                                  Nederlandse betekenis

know                                                                                      weten, kennen

now                                                                                       nu

no                                                                                          nee / geen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

with                                                                                        met

white                                                                                      wit

whith                                                                                      is gewoon fout!

whit                                                                                        is gewoon fout!

 

 

 

which                                                                                     welke

witch                                                                                      heks

wich                                                                                       is fout!

 

your                                                                                       jouw (bezittelijk voornaamwoord)

you're (you are)                                                                     jij bent, u/jullie zijn

 

their                                                                                       hun (bezittelijk voornaamwoord)

they're (they are)                                                                   zij zijn

there                                                                                      daar, er

 

advice                                                                                    advies (zelfst. naamwoord)

advise                                                                                    adviseren (werkwoord)

 

quite                                                                                      nogal, tamelijk

quiet                                                                                      stil, rustig

quit                                                                                        stoppen, ophouden

 

to                                                                                            om te .., naartoe / hoort bij het werkwoord

too                                                                                         ook

where?                                                                                  waar?

we're (we are)                                                                       wij zijn

were                                                                                      was/waren (verleden tijd van 'zijn')