Common Mistakes : Glad
adjective
.BAD: I would be glad if you could send me an application form
.GOOD: I would be grateful if you could send me an application form
: (To make a formal request, use would be grateful if (NOT glad
.We would be grateful if you could consider this matter at your earliest convenience
.BAD: She was a very glad person, and very intelligent
.GOOD: She was a very happy person, and very intelligent
.BAD: We hope that you will like this school and be glad here
.GOOD: We hope that you will like this school and be happy here
: glad (not used in front of a noun) = pleased and happy about something in particular
.I’m so glad your wife is feeling better
.I’m glad it wasn’t my turn to pay
: happy = enjoying life
.She’s a lot happier now that the examinations are over