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
#23901 micro droplets micro-droplets
#23902 condition the conditions
#23903 starting start to
#23904 over due overdue
#23905 alter altar
#23906 xxx xxx's
#23907 teachers the teacher's
#23908 so you So
#23909 including included in
#23910 were whereas
#23911 10 years old 10-year-old
#23912 merry a Merry
#23913 guys are
#23914 monthly months
#23915 student of students
#23916 a in the
#23917 26 the 26th
#23918 wow 'wow'
#23919 way was
#23920 Guess Can you guess
#23921 bachelor a bachelors
#23922 in to have
#23923 term the terms
#23924 decide choose
#23925 I received from my My
#23926 to allow allowing
#23927 Property The property is
#23928 Internal The internal
#23929 will and
#23930 failing fail
#23931 Theory The theory
#23932 if its If it's
#23933 data set dataset
#23934 Colors” Colors
#23935 was were just
#23936 difficult difficulties
#23937 With I have
#23938 to between
#23939 we check We checked
#23940 They Scientists
#23941 co-worker co-workers
#23942 competitors competitor's
#23943 yourself” yourself
#23944 providing the provision of
#23945 did made a
#23946 site seeing sightseeing
#23947 Be the 'Be
#23948 find obtain
#23949 Ukraine Ukrainian
#23950 minimizes minimized
#23951 unite unit
#23952 foodborne food-borne
#23953 Purchase the purchase
#23954 Oconnor O'Connor
#23955 said sat
#23956 tore torn
#23957 during the this
#23958 finally eventually
#23959 filling feeling
#23960 15yrs 15 years
#23961 adidas license Adidas licensed
#23962 overwhelming overwhelmed
#23963 pointing pointed
#23964 giving having
#23965 expired expiration
#23966 in addition to as well as
#23967 beign being
#23968 you teachers
#23969 makes sure ensures
#23970 right proper
#23971 determining determine
#23972 achieved achievement
#23973 two years a two-year
#23974 would be able to could
#23975 Myself and unit Unit
#23976 familiarized familiar
#23977 under the in
#23978 towards regarding
#23979 didn’t could’t
#23980 Thuesday Thursday
#23981 ask my asked me
#23982 thinks thought that
#23983 place please
#23984 na N/A
#23985 behind back
#23986 crazy busy crazy-busy
#23987 puzzle puzzles
#23988 three stage three-stage
#23989 came turned
#23990 came were
#23991 30p 30 p
#23992 on-top on top
#23993 discussed discussing the
#23994 looks will look
#23995 There are They
#23996 and also It
#23997 are making make
#23998 six week six-week
#23999 kniw know
#24000 and as to

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