Mistakes we make while speaking English

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1. Order of words

WRONG: My all relatives are coming.

CORRECT: All my relatives are coming.

WRONG: She is absent always.

CORRECT: She is always absent.

WRONG: What I can do for you?

CORRECT: What can I do for you?

WRONG: Where you are going?

CORRECT: Where are you going?

WRONG: There is anything left?

CORRECT: Is there anything left?

WRONG: These all are mine.

CORRECT: All these are mine.

2. Repeating certain words for emphasis

WRONG: Morning morning jogging is a good habit.

CORRECT: Jogging early in the morning is a good habit.

WRONG: The flowers are of different different colors


CORRECT: The flowers are of many different colors.

WRONG: Small small mistakes are forgivable, not big big blunders.

CORRECT: Small mistakes are forgivable, not big blunders.

1. I have given the exams.

This is one of the most common mistakes people commit. This is translated from Hindi: ' Maine exams diye hain.'

~ The correct usage is: "I have taken the exams."

2. He was both his father as well as his mentor.

This is another very common error. When you use 'both', the 'as well as' is unnecessary or redundant. Use either of the two.

CORRECT: He was both his father and his mentor

CORRECT: He was his father as well as his mentor.

Krishna Chandra Tripathi, a 28-year-old from Allahabad, sends in these examples.

1. She is very proudy.

The dictionary does not have a listing for the word 'proudy'. The correct usage is:

CORRECT: She is very proud. (This can be both negative and/ or positive.)

CORRECT: She is arrogant. (If intended to be used in a negative sense.)

2. Often 'advice' and 'advise' are confused and misused by people. 'Advice' is a noun, while 'advise' is a verb.

WRONG: Please advice me on the issue

CORRECT:Please advise me on the issue

WRONG: What is your advise?


CORRECT: What is your advice?

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