N: English mistakes | Test-English Dictionary https://dictionary.test-english.com/n/ Dictionary of students' common mistakes Sat, 03 Oct 2026 09:47:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 nature https://dictionary.test-english.com/nature/ Fri, 05 Oct 2012 15:13:48 +0000 https://dictionary.test-english.com/?p=619 1 If you like the nature, I really recommend going to the Pyrenees. If you like nature, I really recommend going to the Pyrenees. When nature means the …

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]]> near https://dictionary.test-english.com/near/ Tue, 03 Jul 2012 10:17:11 +0000 https://dictionary.test-english.com/?p=511 1 Is the hotel near from the station? Is the hotel near the station? Use near + noun, without from or of: ‘The hotel is near the station.’ …

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]]> nearby https://dictionary.test-english.com/nearby/ Tue, 03 Jul 2012 11:43:28 +0000 https://dictionary.test-english.com/?p=514 The hotel is nearby the station. The hotel is near the station. Do not use nearby directly before a noun in the structure nearby + place. Use the …

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]]> neither https://dictionary.test-english.com/neither/ Tue, 16 Oct 2012 15:13:02 +0000 https://dictionary.test-english.com/?p=699 1 He knew she would neither phone or write again. He knew she would neither phone nor write again. Use neither … nor, not neither … or: ‘The …

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]]> never https://dictionary.test-english.com/never/ Tue, 29 May 2012 22:30:09 +0000 https://dictionary.test-english.com/?p=115 1 He never is late. He is never late. He has never any good ideas. He never has any good ideas. The normal position of adverbs of frequency, …

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]]> nevertheless https://dictionary.test-english.com/nevertheless/ Thu, 10 Dec 2015 10:50:54 +0000 https://dictionary.test-english.com/?p=2542 I do not have much experience, nevertheless, I am very motivated. I do not have much experience; nevertheless, I am very motivated. I do not have much experience. …

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]]> news https://dictionary.test-english.com/news/ Sat, 20 Oct 2012 22:00:13 +0000 https://dictionary.test-english.com/?p=907 1 I want to tell you a very good news. I want to tell you some very good news. I want to tell you a very good piece …

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]]> next https://dictionary.test-english.com/next/ Fri, 02 Nov 2012 08:42:39 +0000 https://dictionary.test-english.com/?p=1187 1 The next week we are going to France. Next week we are going to France. Use next + time expression, without the, to refer to the day/week/month/etc. …

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]]> night https://dictionary.test-english.com/night/ Thu, 31 May 2012 23:45:18 +0000 https://dictionary.test-english.com/?p=219 1 It is cold in the night. It is cold at night. Use at night to talk about nights in general: ‘It is cold at night.’ For other …

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]]> nobody https://dictionary.test-english.com/nobody/ Mon, 25 Jun 2012 14:37:29 +0000 https://dictionary.test-english.com/?p=352 I didn’t see nobody. I saw nobody. I didn’t see anybody. Nobody already has a negative meaning, so use it with an affirmative verb: ‘I saw nobody.’ With …

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]]> none https://dictionary.test-english.com/none/ Fri, 07 Jun 2013 06:56:55 +0000 https://dictionary.test-english.com/?p=1906 1 I have two siblings but none of them lives here. I have two siblings but neither of them lives here. When talking about exactly two people or …

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]]> not only https://dictionary.test-english.com/not-only/ Mon, 19 Nov 2012 15:15:09 +0000 https://dictionary.test-english.com/?p=1418 1 He not only speaks Chinese but also Russian. He speaks not only Chinese but also Russian. Put not only immediately before the first element and but also …

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]]> nothing https://dictionary.test-english.com/nothing/ Mon, 25 Jun 2012 14:26:13 +0000 https://dictionary.test-english.com/?p=348 I don’t have nothing. I have nothing. I don’t have anything. Nothing already has a negative meaning, so use it with an affirmative verb: ‘I have nothing.’ With …

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]]> notice https://dictionary.test-english.com/notice/ Mon, 08 Dec 2014 08:46:04 +0000 https://dictionary.test-english.com/?p=2400 They told us the flight was cancelled. That was an unfortunate notice. They told us the flight was cancelled. That was unfortunate news. Use news for new information …

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]]> nowhere https://dictionary.test-english.com/nowhere/ Mon, 25 Jun 2012 14:37:43 +0000 https://dictionary.test-english.com/?p=351 You aren’t going nowhere. You are going nowhere. You aren’t going anywhere. Nowhere already has a negative meaning, so use it with an affirmative verb: ‘You are going …

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