<p>Please post the common idiom errors you've encountered or seen on the SAT. </p>
<p>For example,</p>
<p>prefer....to.... is a common one I have seen.</p>
<p>bah...its still the summer I don't have/want to think for another 5 days</p>
<p>Sorry to tell you this but it would be idiomatic errors not "idiom" errors, although I guess you could technically argue either way. However, I thought as long as we were on the topic of error...:) But anyway, I hate when people say "anyways." Such a word does not exist.</p>
<p>a good rule of thumb is to read it aloud (this works for proofing papers also). it's multiple choice so pick the one that works.</p>
<p>According to the Random House Dictionary, Unabridged:</p>
<p>anyways, adv. Chiefly Dial. anyway.
Usage: ANYWAYS is generally not found in formal usage; it is a dialectical form: Is he going to sing anyways?. It is more desirable to use ANYWAY.</p>
<p>So the word does exist, it's just frowned upon :(</p>
<p>Can anyone explain #29 on Page 725 (CB Blue Book)</p>
<p>"Today" a medical doctor must often "make a choice" between "engaging in" private practice "or" engaging in research. "No error."</p>
<p>Should the "or" be changed to an "or"?</p>
<p>The "or" should be changed to "and". It is between this AND that, not "or".</p>