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
#201 and so
#202 with for
#203 I I'd
#204 do did
#205 this that
#206 per cent percent
#207 into to
#208 other others
#209 our the
#210 from in
#211 request requests
#212 have having
#213 but and
#214 and with
#215 follow up follow-up
#216 apart a part
#217 from by
#218 start started
#219 which and
#220 result results
#221 type types
#222 out our
#223 with by
#224 receive received
#225 work works
#226 got received
#227 get got
#228 am was
#229 member members
#230 meeting meetings
#231 10 ten
#232 is does
#233 long term long-term
#234 process processes
#235 in and
#236 from for
#237 happen happened
#238 by with
#239 7 seven
#240 what that
#241 it’s its
#242 system systems
#243 with on
#244 these the
#245 mention mentioned
#246 are have
#247 which This
#248 their its
#249 I me
#250 are our

Try for free

Please enter your message
Please choose what language to correct

Press here if you need to proofread your CV.