10 COMMON ERRORS OF ENGLISH SPEAKERS WITH THEIR CORRECT FORMS;
1.FaLL down ❌
– Fall
Example:
Those bottles on the table fell down yesterday. ❌
Those bottles on the table fell yesterday. ✅
2. Upliftment ❌
– Uplift ✅
Uplift serves as noun and verb.
Upliftment is a new coinage word.
Example:
2026 is my year of divine upliftment ❌
2026 is my year of divine uplift✅
3. Those students are reading everyday ❌
Those students are reading every day ✅
Everyday is an adjective which is usually qualified noun e.g the beautiful ladies put on everyday shoes.
Every day is an adverb.
4. Spray perfume ❌
Wear perfume ✅
It is only insecticide that can be sprayed.
5. I applied for the post of teacher ❌
I applied for the position of teacher ✅
6. Wonder shall never end ❌
Wonder will never cease ✅
7. I have being here for 2 hours ❌
I have been here for 2 hours ✅
The verb ‘BEEN’ must come after Anomalous verb which are ‘HAVE, HAS and HAD’.
8. On the queue ❌
In the queue ✅
9. I will branch your place ❌
I will call at your place ✅
10.Everyone of you must be here on time ❌
Every one of you must be here on time ✅
Every one + of
Everyone – of
‘Everyone’ – it is one of indefinite pronouns
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