The errors others make in English differ according to the characteristics of their first languages. Will this site help me improve my English? Very likely, though it's really aimed at the most common errors of native speakers. I'm learning English as a second language. You have the right to express yourself in any manner you please, but if you wish to communicate effectively you should use nonstandard English only when you intend to, rather than fall into it because you don't know any better. But isn't one person's mistake another's standard usage? Often enough, but if your standard usage causes other people to consider you stupid or ignorant, you may want to consider changing it. The aim of this site is to help you avoid low grades, lost employment opportunities, lost business, and titters of amusement at the way you write or speak.
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Here we're concerned only with deviations from the standard use of English as judged by sophisticated users such as professional writers, editors, teachers, and literate executives and personnel officers. I'll leave to linguists the technical definitions. What is an error in English? The concept of language errors is a fuzzy one. ' -"JĬommon Errors in English by Paul Brians (Brownie points to anyone who catches inconsistencies between the main site and this version.) Note that italics are deliberately omitted on this page.Paul Brians Common Errors in English Usage \ ft i_*j ■ ■■■' '
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