Do not call a German a Dutchman. A Dutchman comes from Holland, a German from Germany.
Evacuate, Vacate
Evacuate means to make empty, and should not be used in the sense of to go away, to vacate.
Different than, Different to
“The school is conducted in a very different manner than it used to be.” “This basket of roses is different to yours.” The above and similar expressions are decided vulgarisms, and should be avoided.
“The school is conducted in a very different manner from what it used to be.” “This basket of roses is different from yours.”
Drive, Ride
Some confusion exists in the use of the words drive and ride. In England the distinction is made of applying ride to going on horseback and drive to going in a carriage, whether you ride or drive. That usage is not closely followed in this country. He who guides the horse drives; the rest of the company ride. The noun and participial forms are more excusable than the verb. “Jones asked me to drive with him this afternoon.” But as Jones expects to do the driving himself, the speaker should have said, “Jones asked me to take a ride,” or “go driving,” or “take a drive,” etc.
Couple, Several
The word couple is often incorrectly used in the sense of several; as, a couple of horses, mules, birds, trees, houses, etc. The use of the word couple is not only limited to two, but to two that may be coupled or yoked together. A man and wife are spoken of as a couple. We speak of a span of horses, a yoke of oxen, a brace of ducks, a pair of gloves.