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
#401 First Firstly
#402 in at the
#403 meet meeting
#404 find found
#405 way ways
#406 some a
#407 a one
#408 build built
#409 as since
#410 is will be
#411 love loved
#412 talk talked
#413 is as
#414 wants want
#415 get have
#416 if of
#417 was has been
#418 of at
#419 others other
#420 students students'
#421 kind kinds
#422 ur your
#423 from with
#424 get receive
#425 at of
#426 comes come
#427 any a
#428 they their
#429 advise advice
#430 provide provided
#431 respond response
#432 by from
#433 so and
#434 employee employees
#435 look looks
#436 get getting
#437 and this This
#438 by in
#439 he the
#440 on from
#441 it its
#442 go went
#443 long term long-term
#444 change changes
#445 discuss discussed
#446 experiences experience
#447 how what
#448 I I'll
#449 you you've
#450 me I
#451 feeling feelings
#452 of that
#453 patient patients
#454 give gave
#455 my self myself
#456 hour hours
#457 is would be
#458 here there
#459 myself me
#460 if that
#461 just only
#462 know knows
#463 focus focused
#464 notice noticed
#465 whats what's
#466 Thiz This
#467 however but
#468 seen saw
#469 open opened
#470 anytime any time
#471 show shows
#472 will to
#473 day to day day-to-day
#474 sometime some time
#475 have been were
#476 got get
#477 Second Secondly
#478 toward towards
#479 teacher teachers
#480 and &
#481 and as
#482 And Also
#483 they there
#484 l I
#485 come comes
#486 its it is
#487 are will be
#488 want would like
#489 what the
#490 and which
#491 says said
#492 awhile a while
#493 number numbers
#494 on in the
#495 has is
#496 about regarding
#497 did have
#498 will be are
#499 get be
#500 him them

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