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
#301 base based
#302 Pleas Please
#303 Please can Can
#304 business businesses
#305 happen happened
#306 I It
#307 me my
#308 are have been
#309 with and
#310 year years
#311 programme program
#312 requirement requirements
#313 you're your
#314 off of
#315 work worked
#316 wont won't
#317 it's is
#318 and it It
#319 group groups
#320 thought thoughts
#321 I have I
#322 i that I
#323 try tried
#324 with on
#325 was am
#326 suppose supposed
#327 info information
#328 solution solutions
#329 in and
#330 would could
#331 one ones
#332 It's It
#333 choose chose
#334 see seeing
#335 woman women
#336 interest interests
#337 decision decisions
#338 working work
#339 the to
#340 you you're
#341 Will I will
#342 ill I'll
#343 and if If
#344 alot a lot
#345 1st first
#346 process processes
#347 their its
#348 reason reasons
#349 will can
#350 that than
#351 in is
#352 follow follows
#353 that where
#354 knows know
#355 provide provides
#356 give gives
#357 meet met
#358 First The first
#359 as and
#360 friend friends
#361 those the
#362 point points
#363 can may
#364 mean means
#365 times time
#366 May be Maybe
#367 include includes
#368 don't doesn't
#369 and so
#370 with out without
#371 Thanks Thank
#372 the her
#373 plan plans
#374 we we've
#375 name named
#376 service services
#377 check checked
#378 there's there are
#379 there they
#380 as well as and
#381 price prices
#382 Would I would
#383 its the
#384 day days
#385 make making
#386 look looked
#387 Thanks Thank you
#388 year year's
#389 is in
#390 be being
#391 is if
#392 I'm I
#393 face to face face-to-face
#394 and in
#395 about on
#396 it there
#397 which and
#398 of have
#399 loose lose
#400 the any

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