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 off of
#402 choose chose
#403 how what
#404 would be is
#405 update updated
#406 mail email
#407 times time
#408 that than
#409 there they
#410 who whom
#411 its it
#412 and he He
#413 build built
#414 get getting
#415 his their
#416 in is
#417 and this This
#418 got was
#419 to from
#420 of have
#421 and as
#422 because as
#423 experience experiences
#424 give gave
#425 First The first
#426 advise advice
#427 Thanks Thank you
#428 would could
#429 It’s It
#430 awhile a while
#431 by in
#432 Thanks Thank
#433 it its
#434 experiences experience
#435 years year
#436 its the
#437 I've I
#438 and or and/or
#439 was has been
#440 employee employees
#441 give gives
#442 find found
#443 those the
#444 First Firstly
#445 is if
#446 day to day day-to-day
#447 learn learned
#448 it which
#449 So Therefore
#450 students students'

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