Common English Errors

A handy guide on how to use adverbs correctly. Learn the correct order of adverbs and how to avoid common adverb mistakes.

While you can get away with these common adjective mistakes in a colloquial setting, they can cost you a lot in professional environment, especially in job interviews.

While Can’t Have (Been) is used to refer to an incident in the near past, Couldn’t Have (Been) is used for an event that happened way back in the past.

If you’re writing formal dialogue or in a formal setting, use “It’s I”. However, it’s more appropriate to use “It’s me.” in your everyday communications.

A lot of people use “If I was” instead of “If I were” when they use a subjunctive mood in a hypothetical situation.

Common Errors in English Language: If you’re wondering if you should use “one less thing” or “one thing less”, rest assured both are correct. However, “one less thing” is more common than “one thing less”.

Common Errors in English Sentences: Using correct tense an important part of every business communication as it reflects your personality, especially when you’re communicating with someone who is well-versed in English language.

Common Errors in English Grammar: It’s the quality of grammar and correct spelling, and tone that matters a lot in business email writing. Learn how to write effective business emails.

Typical English Grammar Mistakes: Almost every day, I see people use less instead of little and less instead of fewer. This post is designed to address those common errors.

Common English Errors: When you talk about a situation in the past when you tried harder to achieve something and succeeded in it, then you usually use ‘was able to’ or ‘managed to’.

Common English Mistakes: It’s quite common to come across a lot of people use “According to me” when they simply want to say “In my view/opinion”.

Blame it on the learning process and the social dynamics, many people tend to mix up countable nouns and uncountable nouns in their daily communications. If you frequent social media on a daily basis, you would see many examples of such mix-up.