what are some common mistakes to avoid when learning English?
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1) Present and Past Tense. ... 2) How To Avoid the Overuse of Adverbs. ... 3) Your/You're. ... 4) Misplacing Apostrophes. ... 5) There / Their /They're. ... 6) Confusing similar spellings and words. ... 7) Using incomplete comparisons. ... 8) Getting adjectives and adverbs confused.
When learning English, its important to avoid common mistakes to improve proficiency. Some of these mistakes include 1: mixing up words such as lend and borrow, since and for, lay and lie 2:confusing expression like "me too" and "me either"
Over Emphasis on grammar. Too many students and teachers for that matter think that the way to speak English is to learn grammar, and then to try and memorise (UK spelling) long lists of vocabulary. This method of language learning is called the "Grammar-Translate Method" which has now been widely discredited. However, to the shame of the teaching profession, it is still widely used to teach English, because it is the easiest method for teachers to use.
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Not watching BBC online. There's all kinds of non-political material suitable for all ages and interests.
Well the hardest part is mixing words up when it comes to vocabulary. Speaking becomes easy when you have an experienced communicator, such as myself. Words sound the same but have different spelling and meaning. Example, flaw and floor, boy and buy, live and live.
Stop translating sentences and words from your L1. Even though some languages are similar, no languages in the world can be the exact equivalent of each other.
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Hi My first advice is watching TV series and listening podcasts. In addition buying favourite books in English Best regards
