Five Mistakes Seasoned English Students Make

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My great-grandmother received her driver’s licence when she was nine years old. I once asked her if it was dangerous driving as a nine-year-old. She replied “No, it was dangerous driving as a nineteen-year-old.” As with driving, the most risky time to practice a new language is when you are brazen enough to make errors, but not experienced enough to catch them. Here are five common mistakes you may be making.

Expressing opinion by saying “ass for me”

You should never say “according to me” or “as for me” when stating your own beliefs. Better options are “I think”, “in my opinion”, or “I believe”. If you feel the need to be more formal you can use “from my perspective”. From my perspective the letter S in the word AS should be pronounced like the letter Z.

Trying to pronounce the ed at the end of verbs.

In English the extra syllable ed is not pronounced, unless the root verb ends in D or T. Since the word want ends in T you could say “I wantED some ice-cream.” However, you should pronounce “She loved her old shoes.” as “She LovD her old shoes.” They licked lollipops sounds like “They likT lollipops.

Saying “I feel myself”

It’s far too common for managers to receive this text in the morning. “I can’t come to work today because I’m in bed…