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 Anyways Anyway
#502 got was
#503 give provide
#504 year year's
#505 as since
#506 compare compared
#507 follow follows
#508 would be is
#509 am looking look
#510 are do
#511 know knew
#512 since as
#513 my self myself
#514 update updated
#515 got get
#516 on from
#517 did have
#518 will to
#519 report reports
#520 know knows
#521 spend spent
#522 notice noticed
#523 found find
#524 that that's
#525 artist artists
#526 does did
#527 services service
#528 be have been
#529 00pm 00 pm
#530 myself me
#531 job jobs
#532 there's there are
#533 what the
#534 helps help
#535 did do
#536 another other
#537 I'm I
#538 however but
#539 and the
#540 price prices
#541 cause causes
#542 decide decided
#543 replay reply
#544 31 31st
#545 teacher teachers
#546 their they're
#547 includes include
#548 her the
#549 you they
#550 just only
#551 they there
#552 Ive I've
#553 purpose purposes
#554 detail detailed
#555 staffs staff
#556 about regarding
#557 matter matters
#558 as in
#559 at with
#560 at from
#561 feedbacks feedback
#562 by through
#563 a some
#564 like liked
#565 email emails
#566 want would like
#567 of that
#568 toward towards
#569 in within
#570 this which
#571 years year's
#572 don't didn't
#573 stop stopped
#574 looking look
#575 week week's
#576 has is
#577 week weeks
#578 in the
#579 shows show
#580 The In the
#581 a per
#582 2nd second
#583 part parts
#584 not able unable
#585 9 nine
#586 human humans
#587 on one
#588 inform informed
#589 do are
#590 him them
#591 full time full-time
#592 study studies
#593 learn learned
#594 increase increased
#595 use uses
#596 continue continued
#597 is were
#598 with about
#599 anyway any way
#600 opportunity opportunities

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