Common Errors in English Usage

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Common Errors in English Usage Frequent mistakes committed by students and ESL speakers with instant correct usage explanations.

Incorrect: "She is married with a doctor."

Correct: "She is married TO a doctor."

The adjective 'married' takes the preposition 'to', never 'with'.

Incorrect: "I have visited London last year."

Correct: "I visited London last year."

Definite past time markers (yesterday, last year, in 2020) require Simple Past (V2), not Present Perfect.

Incorrect: "One of my friend is coming."

Correct: "One of my friends is coming."

'One of' is followed by a plural noun and a singular verb.

Incorrect: "He gave me many advices."

Correct: "He gave me a lot of advice." (or "pieces of advice")

'Advice' is an uncountable noun and does not have a plural form.