More Grammar Mistakes in Love Affairs

LOVE AFFAIRS:---

Wrong: “John, you look groovy. You aim to win at the best DRESS competition tonight, don’t you?”
Right: “… You aim to win at the best DRESSED competition tonight, don’t you?”
(EXPLANATION: If it is a “best dress” competition, John would not be eligible unless he is a cross dresser.)

Wrong: “Do you like the FRAGRANCE of the wine?”
Right: “Do you like the BOUQUET of the wine?”

Wrong: “I can see that you prefer the champagne coloured roses THAN the red ones.”
Right: “I see that you prefer the champagne coloured roses TO the red ones.”

Wrong: “I will wait for you at Ya Kun while you are at the hair dressing SALOON.”
Right: ” … hair dressing SALON.”

Wrong: “We just met. Please don’t hold my hand here. AFTER people talk.”
Right: ” … OR people may talk (gossip).”

Wrong: “Can you call me BACK soon? ”
Right: Drop the word “back” as it is redundant.

Wrong: “Mary, I have a cocktail this Friday at the office. Would you like to join me?”
COMMENT: “A cocktail” means a glass of alcoholic drink. Mary may rather go to a “cocktail party”.

Wrong: “I saw you holding Bee Hong’s hands. You are both in love, ISN’T IT?”
Right: “… You are both in love, AREN’T YOU?”

Wrong: “Can you hold my hand as I am SCARED of the dark.”
Right: “… as the dark SCARES me.” or “… as I am AFRAID of the dark.”