100+ of the most common mistakes

 100+ of the most common mistakes

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Certainly! Here is a list of 100+ common mistakes made by English learners. Being aware of these mistakes can help you avoid them and improve your English language skills:

Grammar and Sentence Structure:

1. Confusing "your" and "you're."
2. Misusing "its" and "it's."
3. Using "their" instead of "there."
4. Confusing "effect" and "affect."
5. Misusing "fewer" and "less."
6. Using double negatives, e.g., "I don't need no help."
7. Confusing "who" and "whom."
8. Using "me" instead of "I" in compound subjects, e.g., "Me and John went to the store."
9. Incorrect use of verb tenses, e.g., "I have went" instead of "I have gone."
10. Confusing "bring" and "take."
11. Using "good" instead of "well," e.g., "I'm doing good" instead of "I'm doing well."
12. Incorrect use of prepositions, e.g., "I am good in math" instead of "I am good at math."
13. Misplacing modifiers, e.g., "He almost drove his kids to school every day" instead of "He drove his kids to school almost every day."
14. Using "like" instead of "as," e.g., "He runs like a cheetah" instead of "He runs as fast as a cheetah."
15. Confusing "much" and "many."
16. Using "then" instead of "than," e.g., "She is taller then me" instead of "She is taller than me."

Pronunciation and Spelling:

17. Mispronouncing silent letters, e.g., "knight" pronounced as "nite."
18. Confusing "weather" and "whether."
19. Mispronouncing "clothes" as "cloths."
20. Confusing "loose" and "lose."
21. Pronouncing "often" with a silent "t."
22. Mispronouncing "library" as "lie-berry."
23. Confusing "accept" and "except."
24. Using "alot" instead of "a lot."
25. Confusing "principal" (the head of a school) and "principle" (a fundamental truth).
26. Mispronouncing "nuclear" as "nucular."
27. Confusing "advice" (noun) and "advise" (verb).
28. Mispronouncing "especially" as "expecially."
29. Confusing "stationary" (not moving) and "stationery" (writing paper).
30. Using "supposebly" instead of "supposedly."

Vocabulary and Word Choice:

31. Confusing "bought" and "brought."
32. Using "irregardless" instead of "regardless."
33. Confusing "affect" (verb) and "effect" (noun).
34. Using "seen" instead of "saw," e.g., "I seen that movie yesterday."
35. Confusing "loose" (not tight) and "lose" (opposite of win).
36. Using "conversate" instead of "converse."
37. Confusing "imply" (suggest indirectly) and "infer" (deduce or conclude).
38. Using "expresso" instead of "espresso."
39. Confusing "advise" (suggest) and "advice" (suggestion).
40. Using "loath" instead of "loathe," e.g., "I loath doing my homework" instead of "I loathe doing my homework."
41. Confusing "complement" (something that completes) and "compliment" (a polite expression of praise).
42. Using "impact" as a verb instead of a noun.
43. Confusing "borrow" (take something with permission) and "lend" (give something with permission).
44. Using "seen" instead of "saw," e.g., "I seen her yesterday."
45. Confusing "discreet" (careful and circumspect) and "discrete" (individually separate and distinct).

Common Phrases and Expressions:

46. Saying "could of" instead of "could have," e.g., "I could of gone" instead of "I could have gone."
47. Saying "should of" instead of "should have," e.g., "I should of studied" instead of "I should have studied."
48. Confusing "all intensive purposes" instead of "all intents and purposes."
49. Saying "for all intensive purposes" instead of "for all intents and purposes."
50. Confusing "peak" (summit) and "peek" (glance) and "pique" (arouse interest).
51. Using "vice-a-versa" instead of "vice versa."
52. Confusing "old wise tale" instead of "old wives' tale."
53. Using "mute point" instead of "moot point."
54. Confusing "escape goat" instead of "scapegoat."
55. Using "tongue and cheek" instead of "tongue in cheek."
56. Confusing "chomping at the bit" instead of "champing at the bit."
57. Using "ex-patriot" instead of "expatriate."
58. Confusing "supposably" instead of "supposedly."
59. Using "flush out" instead of "flesh out."
60. Confusing "doggy dog world" instead of "dog-eat-dog world."

Idiomatic Expressions:

61. Using "blessings in the skies" instead of "blessings in disguise."
62. Confusing "wet your appetite" instead of "whet your appetite."
63. Using "beckon call" instead of "beck and call."
64. Confusing "tongue and groove" instead of "tit for tat."
65. Using "case and point" instead of "case in point."
66. Confusing "mute point" instead of "moot point."
67. Using "old timer's disease" instead of "Alzheimer's disease."
68. Confusing "taken for granite" instead of "taken for granted."
69. Using "nip it in the butt" instead of "nip it in the bud."
70. Confusing "baited breath" instead of "bated breath."

Miscellaneous:

71. Using "pacific" instead of "specific."
72. Confusing "to" and "too."
73. Using "defiantly" instead of "definitely."
74. Confusing "hear" and "here."
75. Using "alot" instead of "a lot."
76. Confusing "its" and "it's."
77. Using "loose" instead of "lose."
78. Confusing "then" and "than."
79. Using "your" instead of "you're."
80. Confusing "principal" and "principle."
81. Using "their" instead of "there."
82. Confusing "effect" and "affect."
83. Using "would of" instead of "would have."
84. Confusing "who's" and "whose."
85. Using "their" instead of "they're."
86. Confusing "its" and "it's."
87. Using "than" instead of "then."
88. Confusing "are" and "our."
89. Using "yourself" instead of "yourselves."
90. Confusing "accept" and "except."
91. Using "lay" instead of "lie."
92. Confusing "desert" (arid land) and "dessert" (sweet course).
93. Using "excellent" for "excited."
94. Confusing "imply" and "infer."
95. Using "then" instead of "than."
96. Confusing "historical" (related to history) and "historic" (important in history).
97. Using "mute point" instead of "moot point."
98. Confusing "bear" (the animal) and "bare" (naked).
99. Using "suppose to" instead of "supposed to."
100. Confusing "pacific" for "specific."

Remember, everyone makes mistakes, especially when learning a new language. The key is to recognize these mistakes and learn from them to improve your language skills.