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
#501 come comes
#502 are do
#503 and the
#504 feedbacks feedback
#505 hour hours
#506 services service
#507 trainings training
#508 because as
#509 with out without
#510 replay reply
#511 staffs staff
#512 to from
#513 inform informed
#514 I I'll
#515 it he
#516 whats what's
#517 how what
#518 and which
#519 will to
#520 found find
#521 use uses
#522 get be
#523 did do
#524 is it
#525 program programs
#526 shows show
#527 that to
#528 this which
#529 experiences experience
#530 no any
#531 didnt didn't
#532 Firstly First
#533 behaviour behavior
#534 report reports
#535 i dont I don't
#536 sometime sometimes
#537 Also Furthermore
#538 because since
#539 start starts
#540 and &
#541 compare compared
#542 awhile a while
#543 week week's
#544 their they're
#545 includes include
#546 for at
#547 in within
#548 helps help
#549 are will be
#550 a some
#551 contact contacted
#552 since as
#553 learnt learned
#554 take took
#555 Second Secondly
#556 part parts
#557 2nd second
#558 your their
#559 with about
#560 i and I
#561 at with
#562 to that
#563 As per Per
#564 would be is
#565 effect effects
#566 students student
#567 becouse because
#568 I’m I am
#569 will be are
#570 follow following
#571 resource resources
#572 Ive I've
#573 We and we
#574 as like
#575 where in which
#576 as because
#577 in the
#578 situation situations
#579 find finds
#580 Do Are
#581 experience experiences
#582 having have
#583 run ran
#584 explain explained
#585 account accounts
#586 it's it is
#587 name names
#588 was had been
#589 and in In
#590 at in the
#591 ran run
#592 begin began
#593 she and
#594 through out throughout
#595 9 nine
#596 00pm 00 pm
#597 it which
#598 with from
#599 of as
#600 at for

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