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[Essay/영작] (CM-088) "Let for Rent and Hired out for Hire", "Win for Earn", "Correct for Repair or Mend"
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386. Let for Rent and Hired out for Hire

(a) Rent
(X) I let the house from Mr Jones.
(O) I rent the house from Mr Jones.
Note:  To rent something is to pay to use it, usually for a long period of time a house, a car, a piano etc.
To let something is to allow someone to pay you for the use of something that belongs to you.

(b) Hire
(X) I hired out a surf board when I was in America.
(O) I hired a surf board when I was in America.
Note: To hire somethinq is to pay to use it, usually for a short time, with on single payment: a suit, a bicycle, etc. 
To hire out is to offer sometning for someone else to hire.

387. Win for Earn
(X) She wins her living by hard work.
(O) She earns her living by hard work.
To earn means to receive in return for work, to win is to obtain as a result of fighting, competition, gambling, etc.
Note: The verb to gain may be used with either meaning to gain one's living or to gain a victory, a prize, etc.

388. Correct for Repair or Mend
(X) Some men are correcting the road.
(O) Some men are repairing the road.
To correct is to make something right: to correct mistakes, a composition, a translation, one's pronunciation, etc.
To repair is to mend is to put in good condition after being damaged: to repair or mend a road, clothes, shoes, etc.
Note: To repair a watch is to put it in good condition again, but to correct a watch is to set it to the right time.