Can you see the mistakes 06/05/09

Each class I have with a client I document their mistakes as they speak. The following session I print out the mistakes and ask the client to correct them. I thought it would be useful to put together a collection of these on a weekly basis and publish them, so others can try and correct them. I have collected them by first language, because each language group makes it’s own mistakes.

So, the following are all WRONG, if you want to download this as a document, with answers, you can do that here – Can you see the mistakes 06/05/09.

Telegu Speakers

… something I tried to do it …
… she was not letting him to say anything …

French Speakers

… and I walk on the bridge between the museum …
… and they invite for three or four days …
… it was the tenth economy in the world …
… they had no good food, no good education …
… I make always this mistake …

German Speakers

… and here in UK, you always think …
… and if you’re standing there with a glass of beer …
… and the most of us are continental Europeans …
… and this is an email what I have to send later …
… and I ignore always commercials …
… this comedian, he’s telling stories from him and his girlfriend …
… take your time for this word …
… to delete everything what I learned I have to …
… I thought about this why I’m not really …
… and I’m really have problems with …
… because that’s what we’re doing in our language …
… because she’s speaking German …
… I saw that in some emails, but not so often …
… but it’s once too much …
… I hadn’t any clue …
… ‘what’ is the equivalent what we have in Germany …
… because I have so bad work hours that …
… it doesn’t matter for my mum …
… and to make a long story short …

Portuguese Speakers

… and we have there already one …
… she’s the most awful and mean person I’ve ever seen …
… she’s the only person that can make that type of work in the office …
… and I wouldn’t have any problem to be a friend of him, …
… can I just check who is it …
… I want to suggest her to leave London …
… I’m not going to be happy in Portugal …
… I would start looking for a job quietly and then …
… they would need me honestly for a year or so …
… on Monday she made dinner in her place …

You can download this article, with answers, here – Can you see the mistakes 06/05/09.