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Common Mistakes in English (Grammar Practice) T.J. Fitikides
Publisher: Longman

I have always admired anyone who has learnt English as a second language. However, if you keep doing it and practise on a regular basis your English will definitely improve. A lot of students become so nervous when they have to speak or write English that they give up before they have even started. In US English, “practise” seems to be all pervading) Practice is a noun. His book, Common Errors in English Usage 2nd Edition , serves as an easy-to-use reference for all of those times you can't remember if you should use lay or lie, than or then, or your or you're. While non native speakers often make mistakes in English grammar, there are some mistakes that are very common and even native speakers get confused. Hemal : March 6, 2012 at 9:02 am. Fun way to see common grammar mistakes…heading directly to Pinterest! For example, I'm going to practise my scales on the piano tonight. Same goes for “advice”, which is a noun and “advise”, which is a . Learning a language is a long and sometimes painfully slow process. For example, a doctor or consultant runs a practice. How NOT to learn English 4) Don't be afraid to make mistakes when speaking and writing. Contrary to common misuse, “moot” doesn't imply something is superfluous. Making 5) Don't become discouraged! The most common mistake occurs when the writer uses the past tense of the transitive “lay” (e.g., I laid on the bed) when he/she actually means the intransitive past tense of “lie" (e.g., I lay on the bed). Here is another: Practice v Practise (UK English only. Clancy's comment: Mm recognised a few of my own regular stuff ups.