日本人のよく間違う英語 - common mistakes made by Japanese in English

[Maciamo]

Another common mistake made by Japanese :

"My/your most favourite something" => "favourite" means 一番好きな, so there is only one "favourite" thing. "most favourite" sounds like 一番一番好きな, which is redundant.

[Mac]

Thank you for helping English, Maciamo.

Hmm. My most favorite thing is ABC.
それを使ってしまうところだった！
I was just going to use that! (I think....(^^;;;)
I understood. I will never use that.

redundant (りだんだんとぅ) = 余計な、くどい

[Elizabeth]

Thank you for helping English, Maciamo.

redundant (りだんだんとぅ) = 余計な、くどい

More correctly : Thank you for helping (me) with my English, Maciamo.
Also 不必要 for redundant？

"Most favorite" is still something used in lighthearted conversation or as a joke in idle banter between friends, especially children, but it is obviously redundant.

[Mac]

Thank you for helping with my English, Elizabeth.

A new machine was installed and some of the workmen were made redundant.
新しい機械が入ってきて（取り付けられて）一部の労働 者は不要になった。
(from in my dictionary. "from in" my dictionary )

"Most favorite" is still something used in lighthearted conversation or as a joke in idle banter between friends, especially children, but it is obviously redundant.

「most favorite(一番一番好き)」はそれにもかかわらず、陽気 な会話、また特に子供たちの友達の間で「暇な冗談を言 う者の冗談」として使われるが、それは明白に（間違いなく）不要 で� る。

be something? How can it translate?

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lighthearted（らいとぅはーでぃっとぅ） = 陽気な、気軽な
conversation = 会話
joke = 冗談
idle = 暇な
banter = 冗談（を言う）（冗談を言う者？）
obvious = 明白な、すぐ分かる。

[Elizabeth]

"Most favorite" is still something used in lighthearted conversation or as a joke in idle banter between friends, especially children, but it is obviously redundant.

「most favorite(一番一番好き)」はそれにもかかわらず、陽気 な会話、また特に子供たちの友達の間で「暇な冗談を言 う者の冗談」として使われるが、それは明白に（間違いなく）不要 で� る。

そういう感じです。

� る意味では、[More correctly]を私の使い方もちょっと余計な言い方ですね。ただ会話を柔らかくしています。た だ「ただしくは」と言うより「もっとただしくは」と言 い方が優しい感じがします。時々日常会話では自然に使 われることも� ります。

Be somethingは、どこから、その表現が見つかったのか知� 轤ﾈいのですが。。。。