{"id":629,"date":"2019-06-17T09:32:08","date_gmt":"2019-06-17T09:32:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studysection.com\/blog\/?p=629"},"modified":"2019-06-18T09:51:28","modified_gmt":"2019-06-18T09:51:28","slug":"common-mistakes-people-make-in-english","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studysection.com\/blog\/common-mistakes-people-make-in-english\/","title":{"rendered":"Common Mistakes People Make in English"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When you are getting familiar with a new language, confusion often occurs as a result of a written or spoken error. But there is no need to worry as people make mistakes all the time when learning new things. Even native speakers can be often observed making mistakes. The thing that we should remember is that we must learn from these mistakes for betterment. Some students who major in English become frustrated when they unknowingly make mistakes while speaking or writing and then spend a lot of time correcting those mistakes. Moments like these are unavoidable but they create an opportunity to learn.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the common mistakes that could be avoided are stated below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Its or it\u2019s<br \/>\nNot correct: Lion hunts it\u2019s prey furiously.<br \/>\nCorrect: Lion hunts its prey furiously.<br \/>\n\u201cIts\u201d represents ownership of a noun, whereas \u201cit is\u201d and \u201cit has\u201d are the compressed versions of \u201cit\u2019s\u201d. The validity of \u201cIt\u2019s\u201d in a statement can be known by expanding and applying it in the statement.<\/li>\n<li>Is or are for a subject<br \/>\nNot correct: The list of vegetables are on the table.<br \/>\nCorrect: The list of vegetables is on the table.<br \/>\nSometimes an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.studysection.com\/english-sentence-building-foundation\" style=\"color:blue\">English sentence<\/a> has a singular subject which consists of multiple elements. In the above sentence, the subject \u201clist\u201d is singular but \u201cvegetables\u201d is plural. Always use \u201cis\u201d or \u201care\u201d according to the main subject of the sentence.<\/li>\n<li>Went or Gone<br \/>\nNot correct: He had already went to the market by the time we reached.<br \/>\nCorrect: He had already gone to the market by the time we reached.<br \/>\nIf there is a confusion in using \u201cwent\u201d or \u201cgone\u201d, remember that gone always follows an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.studysection.com\/english-grammar-foundation\" style=\"color:blue\">auxiliary verb<\/a> such as had, has, have, are, was, is, am, be and were. Whereas \u201cwent\u201d does not have any auxiliary verb before it.<\/li>\n<li>See, Look, Watch<br \/>\nNot correct: Stop watching my personal files. I look at the falling water. I look at them playing basketball every day.<br \/>\nCorrect: Stop looking at my personal files. I watch the falling water. I see them playing basketball every day.<br \/>\nLook means to look at something directly. Watch means to look at something carefully, usually something moving. See means to look at something that comes into our sight, that we were not looking for.<\/li>\n<li>Figuratively or Literally<br \/>\nNot correct: I am literally freezing because of the cold weather. Figuratively, the temperature is -15 degrees out here.<br \/>\nCorrect: Figuratively speaking, I am freezing because of the cold weather. It is literally -15 degrees out here.<br \/>\n\u201cFiguratively\u201d is used to exaggerate a statement. \u201cLiterally\u201d means actually or really.<\/li>\n<li>Run-on Sentences<br \/>\nNot correct: I am a man and I am a good father and I am an office worker.<br \/>\nCorrect: I am a man. I am a good father and an office worker.<br \/>\nIf it can\u2019t be said in one breath, it shouldn\u2019t be written like that either. A sentence in which two or more independent statements are joined without proper punctuation is a run-on sentence. The above example is missing a period after \u201cman,\u201d and the example should contain two different sentences.<\/li>\n<li>Apostrophes<br \/>\nNot correct: A man&#8217;s hat was left on the table. \/ Two cats use the dish. It is the cat&#8217;s dish.<br \/>\nCorrect: A man\u2018s hat was left on the table. \/ Two cats use the dish. It is the cat&#8217;s&#8217; dish.<br \/>\nApostrophes indicate that something is owned by the noun. Even though we are talking about the hat which is owned by the man, apostrophes are not in the first sentence. In the second sentence, there is more than one cat, but the apostrophe is used incorrectly. An apostrophe is added after the \u201cs\u201d in plural nouns that end with \u201cs\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>Punctuation<br \/>\nNot correct: Dear Mrs. Stones: I am interested in the job and want to thank you for the interview! I hope I will be considered for the programs, A, B, and C.<br \/>\nCorrect: Dear Mrs. Stones, I am interested in the job, and I wanted to thank you for the interview. I hope I will be considered for the programs: A, B, and C.<br \/>\nBe sure to understand the purpose of your punctuation. In the example above, when addressing Mrs. Stones, only a comma should be included. Colons are used when you want to make a list, and usually not when you want to address someone. The exclamation point may be viewed as an unprofessional mark. They\u2019re used to illustrate strong emotion.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Pronunciation<\/strong><br \/>\nOther than these mistakes, mispronunciation is also common usually among non-native speakers. Every non-native <a href=\"https:\/\/www.studysection.com\/english-parts-of-speech---1-foundation\" style=\"color:blue\">English speaker<\/a> has a mother tongue which helps him to differentiate between various sounds. While learning a foreign language the speaker must know that a different language uses a unique set of sounds and orthographic rules. Following are some common pronunciation mistakes people make:<\/p>\n<pre>Word       Actual Pronunciation   Mispronounced as\r\n===================================================\r\nWOMEN           wi-min\t\t    wo-men\r\nPIZZA\t\tpeet-zaa\t    pee-zaa\r\nIRON\t\tai-yun\t\t    aai-run \r\nDATA\t\tday-taa\t            daa-taa\r\nWEDNESDAY       wenz-day\t    wed-nes-day\r\n<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you are getting familiar with a new language, confusion often occurs as a result of a written or spoken<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":642,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[78,72,75,77,76,73,74],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>SS Blog - Common Mistakes People Make in English<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"When you are getting familiar with a new language, mistakes occur many times. 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