And other idioms always misused: 1. Avail of Avail of big - TopicsExpress

And other idioms always misused: 1. Avail of Avail of big discounts at the summer sale today. Never drop the OF. 2. Same in the use of DISPOSE OF, HEARD OF Please dispose of your garbage properly. Have you heard of the latest trend? This one I heard ftom a radio ad of Robinsons Place: Marge, have you heard the latest?.... It is annoying that copy writers who do not know their English thrive in the industry. If I were Robinsons I would change my ad agency pronto. And then this one from Gaisano, also on radio: Avail big, big discounts... But then thats Gaisano and its expected of them. 3. Pull out - to withdraw from The sponsor pulls out from the event. Pull off - to act out You cant pull off that trick on me. 4. Put up with - to bear with Put up against - to contradict Put on - to pretend Idioms are expressions that have been used as proper in a language, and thus never change. The trouble with some English teachers when teaching idioms is they focus on literary idioms instead of the practical everyday expressions.