Common mistakes in English

Over the last few years, we have corrected millions of words in the texts we have processed. Here, we present a list of common mistakes that we have found. The list is sorted according to the frequency with which we corrected the phrase. Not all corrections are present due to privacy concerns.

Position Before After
#1001 since for
#1002 reasons reason
#1003 update updates
#1004 being be
#1005 represent represents
#1006 master master's
#1007 team team's
#1008 felt feel
#1009 The and the
#1010 is going to will
#1011 by on
#1012 go goes
#1013 we you
#1014 happen happens
#1015 develop developed
#1016 know known
#1017 return returned
#1018 advance advanced
#1019 the of
#1020 on the
#1021 at by
#1022 threw through
#1023 everytime every time
#1024 ask asks
#1025 organization organizational
#1026 too as well
#1027 about that
#1028 walk walked
#1029 of if
#1030 Is It is
#1031 it and
#1032 with as
#1033 he it
#1034 might may
#1035 weeks week's
#1036 know now
#1037 bases basis
#1038 to until
#1039 sale sales
#1040 there it
#1041 looks look
#1042 send sending
#1043 said say
#1044 collage college
#1045 as for
#1046 amount amounts
#1047 person person's
#1048 believe believed
#1049 quite quiet
#1050 in about
#1051 his his/her
#1052 master masters
#1053 environment environments
#1054 unit units
#1055 aspect aspects
#1056 will is
#1057 want like
#1058 on during
#1059 as of
#1060 kids kids'
#1061 as that
#1062 from at
#1063 makes made
#1064 Client The client
#1065 employees employees'
#1066 hrs hours
#1067 to that you
#1068 kinda kind of
#1069 agreed agree
#1070 if is
#1071 mother mother's
#1072 no know
#1073 process processed
#1074 I we
#1075 ways way
#1076 Just wanted I just want
#1077 confirm confirmed
#1078 thier their
#1079 try trying
#1080 Beside Besides
#1081 him he
#1082 transfer transferred
#1083 behavior behaviour
#1084 what how
#1085 incase in case
#1086 mean time meantime
#1087 that of
#1088 days day
#1089 action actions
#1090 actions action
#1091 seem seemed
#1092 effect affect
#1093 So we We
#1094 realize realized
#1095 witch which
#1096 everyone every one
#1097 15 fifteen
#1098 out of from
#1099 todays today's
#1100 contents content

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