real-world method

'Machigai' means 'mistake'. This started with a column in an English study newspaper, Mainichi Weekly, about common mistakes that Japanese make in English. The column has continued for nearly four years so far.

私は、１９８９年に日本で英会話の講師になりました。しばらくして、私は「皆が同じ間違いをしている！」と気付きました。じつに多くの生徒たちが、 "the another one" や “Let's go with me.” などと言っていました。そして、じつに多くの店が "CLOSE" と書かれた看板をドアに掲げていました。やがて私は、このようなよくある間違いをリストアップして解説したら、多くの日本人が英語力をのばすのに役立つかもしれないと考えたのです。そこで、それまでに何度も何度も何度も耳にした、これらの間違いのリストアップをスタートさせました。その後、2003年の4 月にスタートしたMainichi Weekly の MACHIGAI! という連載コラムの中で、このリストを紹介する機会に恵まれました。

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