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 about on
#402 love loved
#403 some a
#404 build built
#405 way ways
#406 i that I
#407 others other
#408 which and
#409 Please can Can
#410 year year's
#411 wants want
#412 and this This
#413 I'm I
#414 meet meeting
#415 get receive
#416 face to face face-to-face
#417 change changes
#418 First Firstly
#419 he the
#420 is as
#421 myself me
#422 me I
#423 at of
#424 says said
#425 talk talked
#426 its it is
#427 patient patients
#428 can may
#429 of that
#430 by from
#431 by in
#432 we we've
#433 just only
#434 look looks
#435 l I
#436 my self myself
#437 give gave
#438 it its
#439 comes come
#440 and as
#441 And Also
#442 another other
#443 its it
#444 discuss discussed
#445 is will be
#446 name named
#447 anytime any time
#448 ur your
#449 from with
#450 long term long-term
#451 did have
#452 day to day day-to-day
#453 is would be
#454 focus focused
#455 toward towards
#456 provide provided
#457 show shows
#458 go went
#459 about regarding
#460 I've I have
#461 so and
#462 open opened
#463 seen saw
#464 got get
#465 they there
#466 – :
#467 they their
#468 if of
#469 number numbers
#470 get have
#471 sometime some time
#472 day days
#473 over more than
#474 teacher teachers
#475 here there
#476 you you've
#477 on in the
#478 of the
#479 notice noticed
#480 regard regards
#481 get gets
#482 have been were
#483 employee employees
#484 email emails
#485 know knew
#486 feeling feelings
#487 does did
#488 him them
#489 if that
#490 area areas
#491 job jobs
#492 has is
#493 advise advice
#494 what the
#495 know knows
#496 be have been
#497 decide decided
#498 get getting
#499 want would like
#500 his her

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