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
#601 position positions
#602 to that
#603 help helping
#604 I’ve I
#605 used use
#606 In the The
#607 Morning Good morning
#608 account accounts
#609 do make
#610 and they They
#611 is it
#612 school schools
#613 use using
#614 close closed
#615 begin began
#616 – :
#617 Gods God's
#618 parents parents'
#619 no any
#620 sometime sometimes
#621 class classes
#622 event events
#623 for that
#624 by of
#625 trainings training
#626 i dont I don't
#627 Few A few
#628 have are
#629 got had
#630 as to be
#631 about for
#632 from to
#633 needed need
#634 as like
#635 it is they are
#636 have been was
#637 mind minds
#638 increase increases
#639 a and
#640 been being
#641 start starts
#642 allow allows
#643 name names
#644 provide providing
#645 last past
#646 completed complete
#647 having have
#648 go going
#649 below the
#650 company companies
#651 lead leads
#652 ran run
#653 user users
#654 others others'
#655 term terms
#656 involve involved
#657 and you You
#658 becouse because
#659 effect effects
#660 bellow below
#661 giving given
#662 can to
#663 suggestion suggestions
#664 for at
#665 people people's
#666 and she She
#667 30pm 30 pm
#668 provides provide
#669 its it is
#670 goal goals
#671 does is
#672 attach attached
#673 contact contacted
#674 turn turned
#675 on onto
#676 his her
#677 pass past
#678 explain explained
#679 on to onto
#680 at for
#681 20 twenty
#682 on by
#683 as is
#684 it he
#685 call calls
#686 take taking
#687 feel felt
#688 be become
#689 my a
#690 expectation expectations
#691 on regarding
#692 was has
#693 though thought
#694 method methods
#695 team teams
#696 mins minutes
#697 there they're
#698 understand understanding
#699 Dec December
#700 with from

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