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
#22901 been done
#22902 your you are a
#22903 5days 5 days
#22904 once While
#22905 and also It
#22906 not that
#22907 2pm 2 : 00 pm
#22908 Diligent A diligent
#22909 paymnet payment
#22910 James' James's
#22911 stole had stolen
#22912 access accessing
#22913 I so
#22914 transformation transformations
#22915 brand fashion brands
#22916 booklet booklets
#22917 is help helps
#22918 themselves oneself
#22919 campain campaign
#22920 # 7 #7
#22921 taliban had Taliban has
#22922 feeing feeling
#22923 have made
#22924 Disadvantages- the Disadvantages - The
#22925 Moscow Moscow's
#22926 on throughout
#22927 free available
#22928 we are are we
#22929 your gonna you're going to
#22930 details more detail
#22931 Bridgport Bridgeport
#22932 fundamental fundamentals
#22933 However my My
#22934 question questions please
#22935 will carry carries
#22936 potential” potential
#22937 to set for setting
#22938 Pii Pi
#22939 Lab Lab's
#22940 Property The property is
#22941 flow through flow-through
#22942 accelerations acceleration
#22943 Held I held
#22944 daughter😘😘 daughter ! 😘😘
#22945 withreligious with religious
#22946 owner ship ownership
#22947 about related to
#22948 Thanks for Thank
#22949 30s 30's
#22950 washing wash
#22951 Probably It's probably
#22952 doctor the doctor's
#22953 beam beams
#22954 Can We can
#22955 talking abut tv talk about TV
#22956 appears will appear
#22957 reduce reduction of
#22958 inquire inquired
#22959 moped mopped
#22960 complected completed
#22961 behave behavior
#22962 42 £42
#22963 then there
#22964 I and ma dad My dad and I
#22965 that’s Those are
#22966 being an
#22967 spends sometime spending some time
#22968 master s master's
#22969 and combined with
#22970 punish punished
#22971 Chris Chris'
#22972 stay stick
#22973 to us
#22974 native born native-born
#22975 supervisors supervisors'
#22976 performance based performance-based
#22977 or/ and and/or
#22978 were whereas
#22979 London based London-based
#22980 adds add
#22981 was saying said
#22982 8th eigth
#22983 48 forty-eight
#22984 committee committee's
#22985 advising advice
#22986 I apologies Apologies
#22987 growed grew
#22988 Macys Macy's
#22989 centralised centralized
#22990 with effect from effective
#22991 listem listen
#22992 climbing climb
#22993 player player's
#22994 to reduce of reducing
#22995 beyond above
#22996 loveable lovable
#22997 no refundable non-refundable
#22998 II III
#22999 problem's problems
#23000 crystal clear crystal-clear

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