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10 common spoken English mistakes, and how to fix them

Most spoken English mistakes are not random. The same ten show up again and again, across learners from every language, because they come from the gap between how your language works and how English does. The good news: once you know them, they're easy to catch.

Here they are: 1) past events in the present tense ("yesterday I go"); 2) missing articles ("I have meeting"); 3) the wrong preposition ("in Monday", "depend of"); 4) forgetting the third-person -s ("she work"); 5) "since" and "for" swapped; 6) question word order ("why you did that?"); 7) uncountable nouns made plural ("informations", "advices"); 8) "make" and "do" confused; 9) double negatives and "very much" in the wrong place; 10) translating idioms word for word.

Reading the list won't fix them; hearing yourself make them, and being corrected in the moment, will. That's what Airi does: she lets you talk naturally and fixes the one mistake that matters without stopping you, so the correction sticks. After a couple of weeks, you'll notice you catch these yourself before she does. Free to start.

A quick example with Airi

Yesterday I go to a meeting and my boss give me many advices.
Three classics in one sentence! Try: "Yesterday I went to a meeting and my boss gave me a lot of advice."
Yesterday I went to a meeting and my boss gave me a lot of advice.
Perfect. That's mistakes 1, 4 and 7 fixed — what was the advice about?

How to get the most from it

Learn your top three

You don't make all ten. Find the two or three you repeat and target those.

Get corrected in the moment

Fixing a mistake right after you make it is how it stops being a habit.

Self-correct out loud

When you hear yourself slip, say the correct sentence again. Repetition rewires it.

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Frequently asked questions

Why do I keep making the same mistakes?
Because they come from your first language's patterns and have become habits. Real-time correction while speaking is the fastest way to break them.
Does Airi correct every mistake?
No — she fixes the one that matters most in each reply, so the conversation keeps flowing and the correction actually lands.
How long until they go away?
Most learners notice they self-correct the common ones within a few weeks of daily speaking practice.

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