Tuesday, February 10, 2026

12/120 Mistakes not to make



12. Articles/ Nyjet 

The misuse of the and a is very common.
Keqpërdorimi i the dhe a është shumë i zakonshëm.

Here are the basic rules for the use and omission of articles.
Ja rregullat bazë për përdorimin dhe mos-përdorimin e artikujve.


Emra të përveçëm

Proper nouns (e.g. John, Alice and India) do not take articles.
Emrat e përveçëm (p.sh. John, Alice dhe India) nuk marrin artikull.

Incorrect: The John is my friend.
E pasaktë: The John është shoku im.

Correct: John is my friend.
E saktë: John është shoku im.

Incorrect: The Tokyo is a big city.
E pasaktë: The Tokyo është një qytet i madh.

Correct: Tokyo is a big city.
E saktë: Tokyo është një qytet i madh.


Emra të përbashkët njëjës

A singular common noun (e.g. boy, cat, tree, book, apple etc.) must have an article.
Një emër i përbashkët njëjës (p.sh. djalë, mace, pemë, libër, mollë etj.) duhet të ketë artikull.

Incorrect: There is cat on roof.
E pasaktë: Ka mace mbi çati.

Correct: There is a cat on the roof.
E saktë: Ka një mace mbi çati.


Emra të përbashkët shumës

A plural common noun cannot be used with the article a.
Një emër i përbashkët në shumës nuk mund të përdoret me artikullin a.

It is usually used with no article, though 'some' is sometimes used before it.
Zakonisht përdoret pa artikull, megjithëse ndonjëherë përdoret some para tij.

Compare:
Krahaso:

A spider has eight legs.
Një merimangë ka tetë këmbë.

Spiders have eight legs.
Merimangat kanë tetë këmbë.


Emër i përbashkët dhe emër i përveçëm

Remember that a noun can be common in one sentence and proper in another sentence.
Mbani mend se një emër mund të jetë i përbashkët në një fjali dhe i përveçëm në një tjetër.


Mbiemra në shkallën më të lartë

A superlative adjective is usually used with the.
Një mbiemër në shkallën më të lartë zakonisht përdoret me the.

Incorrect: He is best player in the team.
E pasaktë: Ai është lojtari më i mirë në ekip. (pa the)

Correct: He is the best player in the team.
E saktë: Ai është lojtari më i mirë në ekip.


Monday, February 9, 2026

11/120 Mistakes not to make


ANYHOW vs SOMEHOW

1️⃣

Incorrect: He did it anyhow.
Albanian: ❌ Ai e bëri atë sidoqoftë / pa rregull.

Correct: He managed to do it somehow.
Albanian: ✅ Ai ia doli ta bënte disi / me një mënyrë.

📌 Somehow = në një mënyrë apo tjetër, edhe pse ishte e vështirë.


2️⃣

Incorrect: He keeps his things somehow in his desk.
Albanian: ❌ Ai i mban gjërat disi në tavolinën e tij.

Correct: He keeps his things anyhow in his desk.
Albanian: ✅ Ai i mban gjërat pa rregull në tavolinën e tij.
(= Ai nuk i mban gjërat të rregulluara.)

📌 Anyhow këtu do të thotë rrëmujë, pa rend, pa sistem.


3️⃣

Incorrect: He may not come but somehow I shall.
Albanian: ❌ Ai mund të mos vijë, por disi unë do të vij.

Correct: He may not come but anyhow I shall.
Albanian: ✅ Ai mund të mos vijë, por sidoqoftë / me çdo kusht unë do të vij.
(= Unë do të vij patjetër.)

📌 Anyhow këtu = me siguri, pa diskutim.


🔑 Përmbledhje 

  • Somehow = disi, në një mënyrë apo tjetër
    👉 kur flasim për zgjidhje, përpjekje, mënyrë

  • Anyhow =

    • pa rregull, rrëmujë

    • sidoqoftë, patjetër

📌 Kujdes: kurrë mos i ndërro pa menduar kuptimin — fjalia ndryshon plotësisht.

Sunday, February 8, 2026

9-10/120

 9. Altogether and all together 

Altogether means ‘entirely’ or ‘everything considered’. 

• I don’t altogether agree. 

• It is altogether wrong to ill-treat animals. 

All together simply means ‘everybody / everything together’. 

• They all went out together. 

• She put the glasses all together in the sink. 


10. Any and some 

Both some and any suggest an indefinite amount or number. 

Some is more common in affirmative clauses. 

Any is used in questions and negative clauses.

 Compare: 

• I need some pencils. (NOT I need any pencils.) 

• Have you got any pencils? 

• Sorry, I haven't got any pencils. 

Friday, February 6, 2026

8/120. Alternate and alternative

 8. Alternate and alternative 

Alternative means 'different', 'instead', 'on the other hand'.

 • We will make an alternative arrangement if these plans don't suit you. 

• I had to go. There was no alternative. 

Alternate means 'every second' or 'in turns'. 

He only comes to work on alternate days. 

Thursday, February 5, 2026

7 out of 120

 4. Ago and before 

• Incorrect: His father died three years before. 

• Correct: His father died three years ago.

Ago is used to count back from the present. It is used with a past tense and a time expression. Before is used when you date back from any point of time which is made specific.

 • I saw him two years before I went to England. 


5. All and every 

• Incorrect: Every children need love. 

• Correct: Every child needs love. 

• Incorrect: All the light was out. 

• Correct: All the lights were out. 

Every is used with a singular noun. 

All is used with a plural noun. 


6. All right and alright 

The standard spelling is all right, but alright is more common although many people consider it incorrect. 


7. Already and all ready 

• Incorrect: We are already for the show. 

• Correct: We are all ready for the show. 

• Incorrect: They have all ready arrived. 

• Correct: They have already arrived. 

All ready means ‘all are ready’. 

Already means 'by now' or 'sooner than expected'. 

• The train had already left before we reached the station.

 • The patient had already died before the doctor arrived.  

Saturday, January 31, 2026

120 mistakes not to make.

 The 2026 Grammar Guide offers to you 100 helpful lessons which you should keep before your mind's eyes. You can find them all at the link EnglishGrammar.org. 

I will try to give to you each day a lesson and hope you can visit and learn more from that link and their offers.


1. According to 

• Incorrect: According to me, she should have resigned earlier. 

• Correct: In my opinion, she should have resigned earlier. 

We do not give our own opinions with according to. 


2. Across and through 

The difference between across and through is similar to the difference between on and in. 

We use through to talk about movement in three dimensional spaces with things on all sides. 

• We walked across the field. (= We were on the field.) 

• We walked through the wood. (= We were in the wood.) 

Sunday, November 9, 2025

November 2025

 




November 2025
The year is not over, and neither is the story.
November whispers softly:
" You have come far,- keep walking."
be kind to yourself.
Trust the slow work you have done.
Let gratitude light your way through the colder days ahead."