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Common errors in English: Usage of Get On and Get Off.

 Get on, Get off


Incorrect : He climbed the bus. 


Correct : He got on the bus.


Incorrect : She came down from the bus. 


Correct : She got off the bus.


Note: "To climb' means "to go up towards the top of”. Therefore, we can climb a hill, a tree etc but not a vehicle. On the other hand, we can “alight from', "get out of', 'get down from' or 'get off’ a vehicle.

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