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Common Mistakes You Make Everyday While Writing by adekaden(m): 6:17pm On Jun 18, 2017
The introduction and popularity of abbreviation while writing has led to confusion and for some total ignorance when it comes to spelling English words correctly. Especially the female folks, most of them cannot spell common English words due to bad habits picked up during chats. If you doubt this , take most of your female friends on and see the trend...slay mamas, slaying the words. Some men are not to be spared in this, most of them feign knowledge even when their emptiness is obvious. Below are some common mistakes.

“Your” confused with “You’re”

[b]Your — Possessive determiner (specifies a noun), used to describe something that belongs to the person with whom you are corresponding.
Your customer is waiting.

You’re — Contraction of “you are.”
You’re a valued customer.

“They’re” confused with “Their” and “There”

Their —Possessive determiner, used to describe something that belongs to the people with whom you are corresponding.
Their manager is in a meeting.

There — Adverb, used to refer to “that location”.
There is a laptop you can use.

They’re — Contraction of “they are.”
They’re in charge of marketing.

“Its” confused with “It’s”

Its — Possessive determiner, used to describe something that belongs to an object.
The computer doesn’t work; its hard disk needs replacing.

It’s — Contraction of “it is.”
It’s time we told them the truth.

“Then” confused with “Than”

Than — Conjunction, used in making comparisons.
My lunch was better than yours.

Then — Adverb, used to situate actions in time.
We then ordered lunch.

Writing in a foreign language is no easy job, especially when your business may be depending on it. But the better you write, the better your reader will feel about you and your ideas.[/b]
Thank you and enjoy your week.

Learn more at http://www.fluentu.com/english/business/blog/business-english-correspondence/

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Re: Common Mistakes You Make Everyday While Writing by LionDeLeo: 6:25pm On Jun 18, 2017
OP, good one there.

But who confuses "than" for "then"?

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Re: Common Mistakes You Make Everyday While Writing by flexyebe(m): 7:17pm On Jun 18, 2017
english we must kn u by fire by force.bros bring anoda correction we are waiting

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Re: Common Mistakes You Make Everyday While Writing by DjAndroid: 9:25pm On Jun 18, 2017
Primary 3 English

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Re: Common Mistakes You Make Everyday While Writing by Aminu212: 6:50am On Jun 19, 2017
Thanks
Re: Common Mistakes You Make Everyday While Writing by BEATDABOOKIES: 7:29am On Jun 19, 2017
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Re: Common Mistakes You Make Everyday While Writing by XXLDICK(m): 7:30am On Jun 19, 2017
Anybody who doesn't know all these, should go back to primary School

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Re: Common Mistakes You Make Everyday While Writing by eti78(m): 7:30am On Jun 19, 2017
I like how we wake up t reasonable posts like these then when the day gets brighter mods now start throwing junk at us... Well don sha e no easy

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Re: Common Mistakes You Make Everyday While Writing by livinus009(m): 7:30am On Jun 19, 2017
Na only Olodo go make mistakes Like this.

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Re: Common Mistakes You Make Everyday While Writing by obaival(m): 7:31am On Jun 19, 2017
If if is If, what if It?
Re: Common Mistakes You Make Everyday While Writing by free2ryhme: 7:31am On Jun 19, 2017
cheesy
Re: Common Mistakes You Make Everyday While Writing by helphelp: 7:32am On Jun 19, 2017
Cool
Re: Common Mistakes You Make Everyday While Writing by dessz(m): 7:32am On Jun 19, 2017
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Re: Common Mistakes You Make Everyday While Writing by Rick9(m): 7:32am On Jun 19, 2017
You guys take English Language too seriously, haba

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Re: Common Mistakes You Make Everyday While Writing by tintingz(m): 7:33am On Jun 19, 2017
Slay mamas be typing kk, y, gud mrn, hw r u, fyn.. Etc Like WTF, simple spelling most of them can't spell correctly.

They type 'kk' why can't they just type 'OK', is something wrong with their keyboard?

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Re: Common Mistakes You Make Everyday While Writing by sakalisis(m): 7:34am On Jun 19, 2017
Re: Common Mistakes You Make Everyday While Writing by muyibaba222(m): 7:34am On Jun 19, 2017
Go back to primary school if you can't use the phrases above properly

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Re: Common Mistakes You Make Everyday While Writing by Nobody: 7:35am On Jun 19, 2017
Thank you very much.
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Re: Common Mistakes You Make Everyday While Writing by Vatinie: 7:36am On Jun 19, 2017
Exactly
Re: Common Mistakes You Make Everyday While Writing by Nobody: 7:37am On Jun 19, 2017
XXLDICK:
Anybody who doesn't know all these, should go back to primary School
Op mistake nko?....every day not everyday.
Re: Common Mistakes You Make Everyday While Writing by rawpadgin(m): 7:38am On Jun 19, 2017
THE AVERAGE NAIJA BABES






boy: how are you babe

babe: fyn

boy: how was your day

babe: twas kul

boy: what will u be doing during the weekend?

babe: notyn, wee b @ hom tru @

boy: will love to take u out for lunch

babe: Kk, cal me




some girls are so annoying

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Re: Common Mistakes You Make Everyday While Writing by ranson(m): 7:39am On Jun 19, 2017
6. Been and Being -

This mistake is extremely common and embarrassing. I see this mistake very often even from people who claimed they are seasoned writers.

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Re: Common Mistakes You Make Everyday While Writing by SaviTar(m): 7:47am On Jun 19, 2017
Hmmm

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Re: Common Mistakes You Make Everyday While Writing by superfelix: 7:47am On Jun 19, 2017
cool
Re: Common Mistakes You Make Everyday While Writing by EbukaHades10(m): 7:51am On Jun 19, 2017
Am and I'm. This is probably common. What is "Am a boy"?

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Re: Common Mistakes You Make Everyday While Writing by VeeVeeMyLuv(m): 7:53am On Jun 19, 2017
those are classical cases of the corruption of English grammar.

those folks are annoying,
darn too slow.

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