1 [uncountable and countable] a mistake:
▪ spelling errors
error in
▪ There must be an error in our calculations.
▪ There seems to be an error in the data.
make/commit an error
▪ The government has committed a serious error.
serious/grave/fatal error
▪ I realized I had made a fatal error.
computer/driver etc error
▪ The bill was sent to the wrong person because of a computer error.
▪ The accident was caused by human error (=a mistake by a person).

2 [countable] a mistake when you are working on a computer, which means that the computer program cannot do what you want it to do:
▪ The program will continue until an error occurs.
▪ An error message.

3 error of judgment a mistake in the way that you examine a situation and decide what to do:
▪ The decision to expand the company was an error of judgement.
▪ Inexperienced members of staff are more likely to make errors of judgment.

4 be in error to have made a mistake, especially when making an official decision:
▪ The doctor has admitted that he was in error.
▪ Jenkins and Walker (1985) found that data were around 20 percent in error.
▪ The judge was in error when he ruled that the evidence ws not admissible.

5 do something in error if you do something in error, you do it by mistake:
▪ The wrong man was arrested in error.

6 see the error of your ways literary to realize that you have been behaving badly and decide to stop
➔ trial and error at trial1 (4)
 

Singkat kata bisa kita katakan ERROR ialah sesuatu kekeliruan yang tidak sengaja dilakukan begitu menyadari bahwa ia salah maka ia berhenti malakukannya.

Beberapa contoh ERROR in English :

• GOODS

- The goods was not delivered in time. (X)

- The goods were not delivered in time. (V)

"Goods" adalah kata benda jamak dan diikuti kata kerja jamak. 

• GOODS

- He had very little money and very few goods. (X)

- He had very little money and very few possessions. (V)

''goods'' = things for sale : leather goods

''possessions'' = semua benda (hal) yang dimiliki seseorang. 

• GO OUT

- As soon as the bus stopped, he went out. (X)

- As soon as the bus stopped, he got off. (V)

pemakaian GET ON/OFF : get on/off a bus/train/plane dan lain-lainnya. 

• GOSSIP

- She told me gossips about all her relations. (X)

- She told me a lot of gossip about all her relations. (V)

gossip (uncountable) menerangkan sesuatu yang berhubungan dengan kehidupan pribadi orang-orang.

Catatan : 'bits/pieces of gossip' 

• GUARANTEE

- May I remind you that the cassette recorder is still in guarantee. (X)

- May I remind you that the cassette recorder is still under guarantee. (V).

(be) under guarantee, NOT in

• MISTAKE

- I rarely do more than three mistakes in an essay. (X)

- I rarely make more than three mistakes in an essay. (V)

yang biasa dipakai ialah = make a mistake, BUKAN ''do''.

• OUT

- I felt very cold when I went out the room. (X)

- I felt very cold when I went out of the room. (V)

Out berfungsi sebagai adverb. 'Tita went out, leaving just the two of us in the room,'

Out berfungsi sebagai preposition.

Sebagai catatan, dalam percakapan imformal OUT kadang-kadang dipakai daripada OUT OF.

Contoh :'I saw someone jump out the window'. 

• NOISE

- I turned on the radio but there was no noise. (X)

- I turned on the radio but there was no sound. (V)

NOISE = suara keras yang tidak menyenangkan, The noise of the traffic gave ne headache.

SOUND = sesuatu (suara) yang ditangkap telinga. The sound of a guitar; the sound of music. 

• NO MATTER

- No matter he tries hard, he never succeeds in passing. (X)

- No matter how hard he tries, he never succeeds in passing. (V)

no matter how much he studies.........+ main clause

no matter how often he goes..........+main clause

no matter how well he plays ...........+ main clause.

etc + main clause

- No matter the recession, sales remained high.

- In spite of the recession, sales remained high.

NO MATTER selalu diikuti oleh kata WH. No matter what.....; no matter how; no matter who.......etc   

• ACCORDING TO

1. According to me, we should spend more money on education. (X)

2. In my opinion, we should spend more money on education. (V)

kata "according to" tidak bisa diikuti oleh "me" atau "us".

- According to him, we should spend more money on education.(V)

- According to the head master, we should spend more money on education.(V)

• ACTUAL

- We'd like to know more about the actual progress. (X)

- We'd like to know the present/current progress, not the progress in the past. (V)

actual = real (kebalikan dari 'guessed', 'supposed' dll. We think he is over sixty but his actual age is forty-five.

present/current = kejadian atau yang sedang terjadi sekarang.

• ACTUALLY

-  We need to produce and export more than we do actually. (X)

- We need to produce and export more than we do at present. (V).

actually = fakta (selain apa yang dikatakan atau dipikirkan), sesungguhnya (untuk menambahkan apa yang sudah dikatakan). People think we've got lots of money, but actually we're very poor.

at present = saat ini

• ADDRESS

- She will give me her adress. (X)

- She will give me her address. (V)

address = selalu double "d"

• ADVICE (1)

- We adviced him to tell the reporter. (X)

- We advised him to tell the reporter. (V)

advice = kata benda

advise = kata kerja

• ADVICE (2)

- The teacher gave us a good advice. (X).

- The teacher gave us some good advice. (V)

advice adalah kata benda yang tidak bsa dihitung (uncountable)

Alternatif pemakaian : The teacher gave us a good piece of advice.

• ADVISE

- I asked my doctor for her advise. (X).

- I asked my doctor for her advice. (V)

advise = kata kerja

advice = kata benda.

• AFFECT

- It's a magazine about internet and their affects on our lives. (X)

- It's a magazine about internet and their effects on our lives. (V)

AFFECT (dengan AFF) adalah kata kerja.

To affect = sesuatu yang mempunyai EFFECT (efek/dampak).

"Smoking affects your health" (= Smoking has an effect on your health).

• AFFORD (1)

- A newspaper can be afforded by most people. (X)

- Most people can afford a newspaper. (V)

"Afford" jarang dipakai dipakai di kalimat pasif.

• AFFORD (2)

- Andy couldn't afford paying for his education. (X)

- Andy couldn't afford to pay for his education. (V)

afford (to do) something  

• AFFORD (3)

- William couldn't afford himself to buy his son any book (X)

- William couldn't afford to buy his son any book. (V)

afford bukan REFLEXIVE VERB

• AFFORD (4)

- I want to get my money bicycle back because I can't afford the money for a new one. (X)

- I want to get my bicycle back because I can't afford (to buy)  a new one.(V)

money, jarang sekali digunakan sebagai object afford.

• AFRAID

- The road to the show was very busy and we were afraid to miss the show. (X)

- The road to the show was very busy and we were afraid of missing the show (V)

be afraid to do something  =  takut melakukan sesuatu atau tidak bersedia melakukan

sesuatu karena anda ketakutan.

be afraid of doing something  = khawatir tentang sesuatu yang akan terjadi

• AGENDA

- In the right-hand pocket you will find a little black agenda that I need urgently. (X)

- In the right-hand pocket you will find a little black diary that I need urgently. (V)

agenda = sebuah daftar topik untuk diskusi/pembicaraan di dalam suatu pertemuan.

diary = sebuah buku dimana seseorang menulis perjanjian, atau hal-hal yang perlu diingat/dilakukan,

atau hal-hal yang perlu diingat.

• AGES

- The glasses haven't been washed since ages. (X)

- The glasses haven't been washed for ages. (V)

since = awal dari suatu periode

• AGO

- It is a month ago since I left Germany. (X)

- It is a month since I left Germany. (V)

Catatan : jangan pakai kata "ago" sebelum kata "since".

- I'm writing in reply to your letter that I've received two days ago. (X)

- I'm writing in reply to your letter that I received two days ago. (V)

Catatan :

Bentuk Present Perfect Tense tidak dipakai dengan kata-kata yang berpola Past Time seperti yesterday, last week, a year ago.

- The inspector asked to see his ticket, as I had done few minutes ago. (X)

- The inspector asked to see his ticket, as I had done a few minutes before.(V)

Catatan :

Kata ago dipakai untuk menerangkan suatu periode waktu di masa yang lampau yang tidak diukur dari kejadian sekarang.

a few minutes ago = beberapa menit yang lalu

a few minutes before = beberapa men  t sebelumnya.