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 03/07/09
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Spanish Speakers
… and coming to a so complicated system …
… just to get adapted to the crisis …
German Speakers
… why you haven’t mentioned it yesterday …
… he worked for Lehman Brothers. So I don’t have to comment this …
… last month I wrote him because …
… I’ll leave it on, I’ll see if he’s reacting …
… if I do such a work …
… it depends on what message you want to transfer …
… after his social year he hasn’t found any job …
… and then the company get bankrupt …
… I hope he makes a lot of money of that …
… you are in high risk …
… yes, we did this a couple of weeks before …
… in a year Vauxhall isn’t existing …
… I think it’s calling Mayflower or something …
… I had no time to miss somebody …
… at the same time I’m a bit scared about that …
… what have I said …
… and the planned with the worst case …
… I’m sorry, then I’m very national …
… they had to apologise to the Israelis because of their critic …
… when he really loves her it’s normal that he’s doing that …
… he always told about his daughter …
… I told my husband he hasn’t to phone up at three …
… because with my hair I’m really a bit strange …
You can download this article, with answers, here – Can you see the mistakes 03/07/09
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